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Pinning your hope on ... acupuncture.

Publication: Inside MS
Publication Date: 01-APR-07 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Pinning your hope on ... acupuncture.(eye on CAM)

Article Excerpt
CAM stands for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, a group of diverse therapies and products that are neither part of conventional medicine as taught in U.S. medical schools, nor generally available at U.S. hospitals. The practice of using an unconventional therapy together with conventional medicine is called "complementary medicine."

What it is

Acupuncture, one of the hallmark treatments of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), is one of the oldest and most commonly used health practices in the world. TCM is based on the idea that health is maintained through the body's flow of "qi," or energy. Imbalances in qi lead to illness.

Acupuncture stimulates critical points on the body in order to rebalance qi through the use of thin, metallic needles that are inserted into the skin. Other methods can be used to stimulate acupuncture points, including the application of finger pressure (also known as acupressure or shiatsu), electrical impulses delivered through a wand-like...

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