Acupuncture involves the insertion of fine, sterilized needles into the skin to induce a therapeutic effect. Originating in China over two thousand years ago, acupuncture is now practiced around the world.
Acupuncture Treatment Overview
Find out what acupuncture is, how it works, what to expect during a treatment, health benefits, how to find an acupuncturist and precautions to take. By WholeHealthMD.com, which has an impressive advisory board of respected natural healers.
Acupuncture from the British Medical Journal
This article provides a good overview of acupuncture and safety issues, scope of practice, research, and what a typical treatment is like.
Acupuncture and Adverse Events
In a rebuttal to the claim of safety in the British Medical Journal article on acupuncture, cases of adverse effects such as hepatitis C transmission are mentioned.
Acupuncture
This thorough page discusses conditions treatable by acupuncture, how to decipher an acupuncturist's credentials, what the different approaches are, safety issues, and how to make the most of your treatments.
Interactive Acupuncture Chart
Click on this three-dimensional acupuncture figure to find out acupuncture point names, locations, and indications. From the Qi Journal.
What Happens During a Typical Treatment?
Find out what an acupuncture treatment is like, from the Qi Journal.
Match your Symptoms with Chinese Herbs
Select your symptoms and find suitable Chinese herbs. Search also by Chinese diagnosis, and tongue and pulse patterns. This is a commercial site.
How is a traditional Chinese medical (TCM) diagnosis unique?
Find out how traditional Chinese doctors analyze the pulse, tongue, face, and voice to make a diagnosis.
FAQs About Acupuncture
Helpful answers about needle types and techniques, and difference between herbal decoction and patent pills.
Comparing Western and Eastern medicine
Al Stone, L.Ac., describes the fundamental differences between Western and Eastern medicine. From Acupuncture.com, the most comprehensive acupuncture site on the web.
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