http://therapiesnet.com/taxonomy/term/3/0 en http://therapiesnet.com/node/7723 <p><strong><img width="120" height="223" border="0" align="left" title="acupuncte drawing" alt="acupuncte drawing" src="files/images/acu01.gif" /></strong></p><p align="right"><a class="links" href="node/7718">Therapy Guide</a> <br /></p><p><strong>Acupuncture</strong> (from Lat. <em>acus,</em> &quot;needle&quot; (noun), and <em>pungere,</em> &quot;prick&quot; (verb) or in Standard Mandarin, zhēn jǐu (針灸) is one of the main branches of Traditional Chinese Medicine, or TCM (others being herbal medicine and tui na). It is a therapeutic technique from that framework intended to restore health and well-being. The term <em>acupuncture</em> is often used by Westerners to refer to Chinese medicine generally. The technique involves the insertion of needles into &quot;acupuncture points&quot; on the body by trained practitioners. The needles most commonly used in present-day practice are made of stainless steel and are of approximately the same diameter as a medium thickness guitar string (from approximately .01&quot; to .02&quot;). Acupuncture and related practices predate modern concepts of science, and some but not all of its traditional indications have been verified in modern studies and clinical practice.</p><p><a href="http://therapiesnet.com/node/7723">read more</a></p> Acupuncture Traditional Chinese Medicine Sat, 18 Feb 2006 15:45:49 -0600 thadmin 7723 at http://therapiesnet.com http://therapiesnet.com/node/7687 body Acupuncture Acupuncture Tue, 14 Feb 2006 22:25:51 -0600 thadmin 7687 at http://therapiesnet.com