How Does Acupuncture Work? Despite having been practiced for over 3,000 years, scientific research of the mechanism of acupuncture was started only a half century ago, first in Japan and China, then gradually in France, Germany, Russia and the other European countries. Since the USA has joined the main stream of scientific research of acupuncture for the past two decades,…

Stress, anxiety and depression are very common in modern society and there are much more cases in New Zealand than that of in China as I noticed. I suppose two reasons can explain these phenomena: firstly, living or working environment here is more stressful; secondly could be treatments here is not powerful enough. In China patients often receive treatment not only…

Review And Analysis On Reports From Controlled Clinical Trials World Health Organization (WHO) Geneva, 2002 Diseases and disorders that can be treated with acupuncture The diseases or disorders for which acupuncture therapy has been tested in controlled clinical trials reported in the recent literature can be classified into four categories as shown below. 1. Diseases, symptoms or conditions for which…

Sceptics have long said acupuncture is all in the mind. But a study has found that the ancient Chinese practice is as effective as popular painkillers for treating disabling conditions such as arthritis. A team of scientists from two British universities carried out brain scans on patients while they underwent the 2500-year-old treatment. The scans showed differences in the brain抯…

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What is Acupuncture? Acupuncture is an ancient Chinese form of medicine which has been used in China for the last 3000 years. Its’ effectiveness is now accepted in various countries including New Zealand. Acupuncture aims at treating the person, along with the disease. This means that the acupuncturist looks at the patient as a whole, finds the cause of the…