Posts Tagged ‘acupuncture’
C.A.M. Profile: Acupuncture as a Treatment for Pain Relief
One of the oldest, most commonly used healing practices in the world, acupuncture originated in China more than 3,000 years ago. Traditional beliefs hold that acupuncture restores the body’s natural balance between yin and yang, the positive and negative energy both in the universe around us and within our bodies. The stress and toxicity of…
Read MorePromoting Healing and Relieving Pain Through Acupuncture
Pain informs us of an injury. The goal of acupuncture is to stimulate the inherent self-healing mechanisms through the nervous system. In doing this, the practitioner and the patient collaborate in healing the injury and relieving the pain. Acupuncture points are located in skin and muscle. These points are in close proximity to peripheral nerves…
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