Acupuncture Treatment : Person or Pin Cushion

Acupuncture is the study of Qi (pronounced chee) and how it flows through the body. It is supposedly this energy or life force that is in everything around us. A person cannot see it; they cannot touch it; they cannot taste it. How can we even be certain that Qi exists? When this energy becomes blocked in the body, it is because of poor diet, injury, or some other sort of trauma, and an acupuncturist can release the energy’s flow. The acupuncturist does an initial interview just like a regular doctor, and then proceeds to poke around with lots and lots of long, thin, solid needles before working them around so that the Qi becomes unblocked. After acupuncture treatment, there should be no more pain. Does it sound too good to be true?

Yes. Acupuncture is not a miracle cure and, in fact, has not been able to be accurately tested in trial studies. It does not work for everyone, and if a person is that unlucky one that it does not work for, the Qi stays blocked. Anyone know a plumber?