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Acupuncture Overview
Acupuncture is an ancient  Chinese healing practice that has been used for over 3000 years to relieve pain and treat a wide range of illnesses. It is based upon an energetic model rather than the biochemical model of western medicine. The ancient Chinese recognized a vital energy behind all life forms and life processes. They call this energy Qi (pronounced Chee). This energy is said to circulate throughout the body along specific pathways that are called meridians. As long as this energy flows freely throughout the meridians, health is maintained. If the flow of energy is blocked or depleted, the system is disrupted and pain and/or illness occur.
Imagine a tram that travels along a freeway system throughout your entire body carrying needed energy to each organ and tissues. If emotional or physical trauma cause the trams on the freeway to gridlock or the movement to be haphazard, the tram is unable to deliver the appropriate vital cargo to the right place in the body when needed. Acupuncture works to remove gridlock by stimulating certain points (with acupuncture needles) on this freeway system (meridians) to restore free and normal functioning and allow the free flow of Qi.
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history of over 3000 years. TCM has its origins in the ancient Taoist philosophy of the Tao Te Ching. This philosophy views a person as an energy system in which body and mind are unified, always influencing and attempting to balance the other. 