acupuncture

11 letters in word "acupuncture": A C C E N P R T U U U.

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• Definitions:
• The technique of inserting thin needles through the skin at specific points on the body to control pain and other symptoms. ...
• A practice, chiefly in Chinese medicine, of attempting to cure illness or relieve pain by puncturing specific areas of the skin with needles.
• Chinese method of treating disorders by inserting needles into the skin. This is to help with the flow of energy that is thought to be blocked.
• Insertion of needles into particular parts of the body to relieve stress and pain.
• An ancient medical practice originating in China that uses the insertion of needles into various parts of the body to restore the body's life energy and balance (called Chi). Disruption of the Chi flow results in pain and/or illness, according to practitioners.
• process by which needles are inserted into specific areas of the body to produce loss of sensation in another area
• An ancient Chinese medical system over 5000 years old, recently revived in China and becoming popular in the West. It deals with subtle energy flows (chi) in the body related to the cosmic principles of Yin and Yang. The balance of these energies in the human body affects health and disease. ...
• an ancient Chinese system of health care that involves the insertion of very fine, solid needles into certain points of the body. Acupuncture stimulates the body's ability to resist or overcome illnesses and conditions by correcting energy imbalances. ...
• An ancient oriental healing technique using needles to balance energy meridians and encourage self-healing.
• Derived from traditional Chinese medicine, this is a form of treatment for pain that involves insertion of fine needles into particular points in the body known as "acupuncture points".
• ("AK-yoo-pungk-cher") is a method of healing developed in China at least 2,000 years ago. Today, acupuncture describes a family of procedures involving stimulation of anatomical points on the body by a variety of techniques. ...
• An ancient oriental healing technique discovered and developed more than three thousand years ago, acupuncture is based on Taoist philosophy. The aim is to balance the energy meridians to permit the body to "heal itself. ...
• A technique similar to acupressure, except that fine needles are inserted at specific at specific points along the meridians just under the skin to stimulate, disperse, and balance the flow of energy, relieve pain, and treat a variety of chronic, acute, and degenerative conditions.
• An oriental medicine treatment modality where needles are inserted in particular points on the “meridians” of Qi (channels of energy in the body). This is believed to have neurophysiologic effects which decrease pain and promote healing by balancing Qi.
• An ancient Chinese healing science that uses Chi (pronounced “CHEE”) circulating throughout the meridians of the body to balance and heal.
• A Chinese medical treatment involving the insertion of very fine sterile needles into the body at specific points according to a mapping of "energy pathways. ...
• An ancient medical procedure that originated in China more than 2000 years ago. It is based on the theoretical concept of balanced Qi (pronounced 'chee') or vital energy that flows throughout the body via certain pathways that are accessed by puncturing the skin with hair-thin needles at ...
• A three thousand year old Chinese system of healing and pain relief, where fine needles are inserted at key points of the body that relate to different organs (energy or meridian points as in accu­pressure). Relieves pain from muscular, neurological and arthritic conditions.
• An ancient Chinese procedure which blocks pain by stimulating nerves. It is based on the theory that a counter- irritant (puncturing) prevents the painful impulses from traveling up the spinal cord and thereby blocks them. Back To Top
• A form of complementary and alternative medicine. Thin needles are inserted in select locations of the body and stimulated and manipulated through the skin to help ease pain and balance the body's energy flow. ...
• A traditional Chinese treatment for relieving ills of the body by inserting needles into meridians.
• An ancient Asian mode of therapy used to cure disease or relieve pain; the process employs long, thin needles that are inserted into the body at specific points.
• The practice of puncturing the body with fine needles (steel, gold, silver) at specific points in order to regulate construction, defense, qi and the blood. Acupuncture creates harmony and balance by regulating specific mechanisms in the body to prevent or heal illness.
• A complete medical system that originated in China more than 2,500 years ago and is now used worldwide as a means of preventing, diagnosing and treating a wide array of conditions. ...
• is based on Chinese traditional medicine. It is the strategic insertion of fine needles into points on the body's surface for the purpose of stimulating healing. This practice is believed to promote the healthy flow of "Qi" or life force, through the body.
• treatment of pain or disease by inserting the tips of needles at specific points on the skin
• [[Image:hua_t08.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Acupuncture chart from Hua Shou (fl. 1340s, China Ming dynasty). This image from Shi si jing fa hui (Expression of the Fourteen Meridians). ([Tokyo] : Suharaya Heisuke kanko, Kyoho gan [1716]).]]

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