Acupuncture is the practice of inserting fine needles for therapeutic purposes into points on the skin known as acupoints. In traditional Chinese medicine theory, these points arefound along channels that conduct "qi" (pronounced "chee"), or energy. In addition to insertion of needles, acupoints can be stimulated by heat, electrical current or just pressure....
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Title: Acupuncture
Publication: The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics
Issue #: 1234
Article Code: 1234b
Date: May 8, 2006
Volume: 48
Pages: 38-39