This is an alternative system of medicine which treats ailments by insertion of needles at acupoints. It is a pleasant tingling sensation radiating along a specific direction. Needling produces subjective sensations like pain, numbness, soreness, heaviness and distension objective beneficial effects produced are:- Analgesia i.e. pain-relieving effects useful in variety of painful conditions. Sedation or…
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Alternative Medicine – ACUPUNCTURE
Acupuncture is a technique of inserting and manipulating fine needles into specific points on the body to relieve pain or for therapeutic purposes. The word acupuncture comes from the Latin acus, “needle”, and pungere, “to prick”. Acupuncture is an ancient Chinese method of treating health ailments. This method provides relief from illness by needle puncture…