Acupuncture research paper

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1. yes - more than I can count

2. dysmenorhea

3. yes

4. yes

5. I think that in time the western medical paradigm will catch on

6. yes very much so.

7. yes, but not if that means western medicine having authority over

our herbs and such

8. yes

9. no the mind and body are the same

10. yes

11. nope

 

acupuncture , " paul_gushurst "

<paul_gushurst wrote:

>

> Hello, I am a college student doing a paper on Chinese medicine and

> acupuncture and I was hoping some of you might answer some of my

> questions.

> 1. have you recieved an acupuncture treatment and how many times?

> 2. why did you seek out an acupuncture treatment?

> 3. was the procedure effective? did it work?

> 4. according to traditonal Chinese medicine acupuncture corrects

the

> flow of " qi " through meridians. do you beleve this?

> 5. western medicine does not recognize " qi " or other aspects of

> traditional Chinese medicine such as yin and yang. what do you

think

> about this?

> 6. has your acupuncture experience changed your beliefs about the

body?

> 7. do you think that eastern and western medicine should integrate?

> 8. do you believe in " holistic " medicine?

> 9. can you separate mind and body?

> 10. are you in the health care field?

> 11. any other comments?

> Thank you very much for taking the time to answer my questions.

> Paul

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Paul

 

I have not had body acupuncture but I am practitioner of Nogerian

Auriculaire Acupuncture. The ear contains a microcosm of the human body with

organs, muscles, bones etc. Auricular Acupuncture is as effective as body

Acupuncture. The type of different treatments is for the choice of the

patient.

As you already know, Meridians can be seen as imaginary lines functioning

hand in hand with the circulatory system and the body. Chi is the brother of

the Blood and vice versa.

In other words if the blood circulation is poor and does not reach certain

parts of our body, the chi is sluggish too. If there is not sufficient

supply to any body part, deseases may set in, meaning the Chi, which is our

vital energy and which governs all life forms, becomes stagnant.

All meridians are linked like a web, there are Yin and there are Yang

meridians which can be manipulated to restore the right chi flow through the

body. You have to take into consideration the cause and the characteristics

of any imbalance within the body.

 

Yang and Yang I try to explain in a very simplified manner.

It comprises a circle showing two fish shaped portions, one being dark

(yin) with a small white circle and the other light (yang) with a small

dark circle. The S-shaped line separating the two fish-shaped portions,

indicates the the order of natural flow or balance of all things, with all

its diversity contained in unity.

 

In Chinese thoughts, Yin and yang are two opposites. They depend on each

other, complementing and controlling each other. Without their individual

existence it is not possible to create a perfect balanced state allowing

everything that exists in nature to work in harmony.

 

How will this perfect balance be maintained? It is maintained due to the

rythmic changes of the two opposites and can be explained as follows:

 

When the Yin reaches its climax it will retreat in favour of the Yang, when

the Yang reaches its climax, it acts in the same manner and retreats in

favour of the yin.

I believe that Eastern and Western medicine can be integrated.

Holistic medicine works at it is part of the whole; you can utilize all what

is natural within the universe including energies, plants, minerals etc to

restore a Balance where there is an imbalance.

The reason some do not work on some people, but on others, is that each of

the whole contains an aspect of the Yin and Yang characteristics which must

be looked at before any holistic treatment. Some people will respond to

Acupuncture, some will not, but they will benefit from any other choice

treatment. Although in my view the mind is different from the body, they

compliment each other, the mind seem to play a greater part in the

relationship. If it would not have been for mind over matter for me 30 odd

years ago, I would not be walking today. I am teaching and practicing a wide

range of health promoting arts.

 

Enjoy your course.

 

Please feel free to ask anymore questions.

 

Wilf.

 

www.dragonduciel.com

 

 

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paul_gushurst

02/03/2007 22:13:15

acupuncture

acupuncture Acupuncture research paper

 

Hello, I am a college student doing a paper on Chinese medicine and

acupuncture and I was hoping some of you might answer some of my

questions.

1. have you recieved an acupuncture treatment and how many times?

2. why did you seek out an acupuncture treatment?

3. was the procedure effective? did it work?

4. according to traditonal Chinese medicine acupuncture corrects the

flow of " qi " through meridians. do you beleve this?

5. western medicine does not recognize " qi " or other aspects of

traditional Chinese medicine such as yin and yang. what do you think

about this?

6. has your acupuncture experience changed your beliefs about the body?

7. do you think that eastern and western medicine should integrate?

8. do you believe in " holistic " medicine?

9. can you separate mind and body?

10. are you in the health care field?

11. any other comments?

Thank you very much for taking the time to answer my questions.

Paul