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 consists of the stimulation of acupuncture points located on meridians. This is done through the implantation and manipulation of fine needles in particular, the use of the technique of moxibustion but also the application of suction cups chinese. Its objective is to promote the circulation ofenergy in the body in order to remove blockages.
An acupuncture session can also include the use ofauriculotherapy in addition, with the aim of increasing its effects.
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Acupuncture can relieve:
- addiction : tobacco addiction, alcohol or drugs or psychoactive substances;
- emotional imbalances: stress, anxiety, depression, sleep disorders and chronic insomnia ;
- chronic pain : low back pain, osteoarthritis, neuralgia, fibromyalgia, headache... ;
- digestive pain : transit disorders, colopathy, gastritis, etc.;
- gynecological pain : period pain, endometriosis;
- side effects of certain medications (including cancer chemotherapies);
- eNT Pathologies, allergies : colds, coughs, asthma, rhinitis, sinusitis;
- pregnancy-related disorders : nausea, low back pain and sciatica.
The origin of the word 'acupuncture'
From the Latin acus which means 'needle' and pungere which means '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 19rd century, and has been Included in uNESCO's intangible cultural heritage since 2010.
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I am a practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine, not a doctor: no diagnosis has been established and I in no way replace the follow-up of your doctor. Acupuncture is a relevant complement to medicine and cannot replace current treatments.