Acupuncture

Acupuncture is a popular method of medicine that originates from Chinese culture. Acupuncture started in what is estimated to be around the year 1500 bc. This means that acupuncture began during the Stone Age. Acupuncture involves inserting thin needles into different parts of the human body in hopes of relieving stress and healing the body. When acupuncture first began, doctors would insert sharp rocks into the body. Now, needles are used. There are many different types of needles. Some are longer than others and are made of different materials. Some needles that specify towards different conditions and contain special medicines. The body has certain key points where the needles would be inserted. The placement of these needles is crucial, as one misplaced needle could result in the puncturing of a vein. If placed correctly, then the patent is relieved of all pain. Early acupuncture beliefs relied on a type of life force energy called qi. Qi was believed to flow from the body's primary organs to the "superficial" body tissues of the skin, muscles, tendons, bones, and joints through channels called meridians. They believed that when someone was feeling pain or discomfort, it was an imbalance of qi. Therefore, acupuncture was considered a great way to allow qi to flow correctly To make sure the patient was cured and the qi was restored, a doctor would stick certain sized needles in pot the place of discomfort to bring the qi into that area. When the qi balance was restored  throughout the body and the needle were removed, the pain should be gone and the patient would be able to go about his or her everyday life. This concept of qi was often applied to a variety of diseases and sickness. Acupuncture is still a common form of medicine today.
Scientists around the world were very skeptical about if acupuncture actually works. Some research says that acupuncture makes your central nervous system release natural chemicals that alter bodily systems, mostly pain. The chemical is like a natural morphine. Other researchers say that acupuncture effects your body on multiple levels. They're experiment says that first acupuncture stimulates the conduction of electromagnetic signals, which will then release immune system cells or pain-killing chemicals. Second, the acupuncture triggers something called the opoid the system which causes pain relief or induces sleep. Third, the body effects the hypothalamus and pituitary gland. These body systems will effect other body systems. Last, the body changes the the chemistry of the brain to feel more positive. It was scientifically proven with a MRI scanner that acupuncture does have a effect on the brain. Acupuncture isn't just a scam but is an authentic treatment of medicine.