What is acupuncture ?
Acupuncture is a practice that is part of the traditional chinese medicine in the same way as the chinese massage or the pharmacopoeia.
It involves stimulating acupuncture points located on meridians. This is done through the implementation and handling of fine needles in particular but also of the application of suction cups.
Its goal is to promote energy circulation throughout the body and remove blockages.
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L'acupuncture peut soulager les :
- addictions : au tabac, à l’alcool ou aux drogues ou substances psychoactives ;
- Chronic pain : low back pain, osteoarthritis, neuralgia, fibromyalgia, headache ...;
- Digestive pain : transit disorders, colopathy, gastritis, etc.;
- effets secondaires de certains médicaments (dont les chimiothérapies anticancéreuses) ;
- pathologies ORL, Allergies : rhume, toux, asthme, rhinite, sinusite ;
- Stress, anxiété, depression or insomnie chronique ;
- Pregnancy-related disorders : nausea, lower back pain et sciatique.
The origin of the word 'acupuncture'
From the Latin word 'acus' meaning 'needle' and 'pungere' meaning 'to prick', acupuncture is a practice whose fundamental principles were described more than 2000 years ago in China in the « Huangdi Nei Jing » which is the reference book on acupuncture. This practice experienced worldwide growth in the 19th century, and has been included in UNESCO's intangible cultural heritage since 2010.
I am a practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine, not a doctor: no diagnosis is made and I do not replace in any way the monitoring of your doctor. Acupuncture is a relevant complement to medicine and cannot replace ongoing treatments.