The intent of acupuncture therapy is to promote health and alleviate pain and suffering. The method by which this is accomplished, though it may seem strange and mysterious to many, has been time tested over thousands of years and continues to be validated today.
The perspective from which an acupuncturist views health and sickness hinges on concepts of "vital energy," "energetic balance" and "energetic imbalance." Just as the Western medical doctor monitors the blood flowing through blood vessels and the messages traveling via the nervous system, the acupuncturist assesses the flow and distribution of this "vital energy" within its pathways, known as "meridians and channels".
The acupuncturist is able to influence health and sickness by stimulating certain areas along these "meridians". Traditionally these areas or "acupoints" were stimulated by fine, slender needles. Today, many additional forms of stimulation are incorporated, including herbs, electricity, magnets and lasers. Still, the aim remains the same - adjust the "vital energy" so the proper amount reaches the proper place at the proper time. This helps your body heal itself.
Acupuncture is just one form of therapy used within the coherent system of healing known as Oriental Medicine. Oriental Medicine includes herbology, physical therapy, dietetics and special exercises (such as Tai Chi and Qi Gong), and is a complete medical system unto itself and is not another branch of modern Western medicine. Acupuncture evolved from principles and philosophies unique to Oriental thinking and Oriental Medicine, and is most effectively applied when done in accordance with those principles.
I always feel so much better immediately after treatment. I feel more open and relaxed. I could not have conceptualized how acupuncture would have effected and benefited me prior to treatment. I lucked out and got a really great practitioner locally, in this rural place. I do not see how people go through life and not get treatment. I am interested in my progress through time, I am only improving. I can feel the change happening in me. Positive, positive, positive. Chakras, meditation and mantras can only help. I'm not needle phobic, but the tenderness of my body really could be intolerable to a weaker person. I am strong enough to go through what I need to come out better on the other side. Acupuncture is not for the weak. It can help weak people, but mostly I think those people do not seek out treatment. I was looking for whole body treatment and this is the experience I could never have foreseen. So pleased that I was open to the experience. Anyone that wants more information about what an acupuncture appointment is like, please just let me know. Off to bank into the curve today.
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