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Acupuncture
En Español | Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is a practice based in the concept that a vital force or energy runs throughout our bodies, and when this energy doesn’t flow in a harmonious manner, disease or illness may appear.
In order to have a balanced flow of the vital energy, the two opposite forces that conform the energy, Ying and Yang need to be balanced. To achieve the balance and correct flow of the vital energy, TCM adopts different modalities, being the most popular Acupuncture, Qi Gong, Chinese Herbalism, and Tai Chi, as well as Tui Na massage, and Fire Cupping.
Acupuncture is a form of energy medicine, and a modality of TCM. Consists in the manipulation of the energy flow throughout the body by the use of thin needles placed in specific locations or meridians which connect to a corresponding organ in the body, improving so the flow of energy.
Acupuncture is very popular for:
The mitigation of pain, like fibromyalgia, migraines, neck pain, liver pain, teeth pain, and also menstrual pains.
Osteoarthritis.
Asthma.
To improve emotional states like depression.
For control of post-surgery nausea and vomits.
For the effects associated with chemotherapy.
A licensed practitioner is recommended, as complications, sometimes serious may occur like infections, injury to the nervous vascular system or vascular system, and punctured organs.
RESOURCES
For more information:
National Center of Complimentary and Integrative Health
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)
Provides information and publications form scientific and medical literature.
Worldwide Directory of Integrative Therapies for Cancer, including Acupuncture.
To verify a license:
Department of Health Board of Acupuncture
Phone: (850) 245-4161
Fax: (850) 921-6184
Accreditors:
Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (ACAOM)
Regulatory agency that accredits acupuncture colleges in the US and it is regulated by the US Department of Education.
National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM)
Provider of board certification to Acupuncturists, Chinese Herbology, Oriental Medicine and Asian Bodywork Therapy.
Medical Acupuncture:
The American Academy of Medical Acupuncture (AAMA)
Organization of professional physicians that incorporate acupuncture in their traditional practices.