Acupuncture

Acupuncture is a technique of inserting and manipulating fine filiform needles into specific points on the body with the aim of relieving pain and for therapeutic purposes. According to traditional Chinese medical theory, these acupuncture points lie along meridians along which qi, the vital energy, flows. 

Acupuncture originated in China and is most commonly associated with traditional Chinese medicine. According to a study commissioned by World Health Organization, Traditional Chinese Medicine remains as one of the world's oldest and most popular forms of primary care. Different types of acupuncture (Classical Chinese, Japanese, Tibetan, Vietnamese and Korean acupuncture) are practiced and taught throughout the world.

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