What is acupuncture and Traditional Chinese/Oriental Medicine?
Oriental medicine has been practiced for more than 2,500 years and includes acupuncture, herbal medicine, moxibustion, Oriental massage and Oriental nutrition. It is a system of medicine that categorizes body patterns into specific types of diagnoses with corresponding treatment plans. Asian/Oriental medicine is practiced in most parts of the world and is now being taught in most American Medical schools including Harvard Medical School. One may be surprised to find that Asian/Oriental medical theory and practice has spread to France, England, Spain, Germany, Russia, much of Middle and South America, and Africa. Acupuncture is the insertion of tiny needles about the size of a human hair into the skin to stimulate specific acupuncture points found on the body. Acupuncture and Asian/Oriental Medicine has gained worldwide acceptance and recognition as effective medical treatment. Over 15 million Americans have been treated by acupuncture. The research and knowledge about Asian/Oriental Me
