What is acupuncture ?
Acupuncture is an age-old practice of stimulating certain specific points of the human body to improve health and relieve pain. This stimulation is most often carried out using fine needles, but can also be done by other means such as heat, pressure, electro-acupuncture or even gentle laser.
Stimulation methods used:
1. Needles: Use of fine needles placed on specific points on the body.
2. Heat:
– Moxibustion: Application of heat using moxa (burnt mugwort).
– Heating lamp: Using infrared lamps to heat acupuncture points.
3. Pressures:
– Cupping: Creating suction on the skin to stimulate the points.
– Tuina massage: Specific massage techniques used in traditional Chinese medicine.
– Acupressure: Manual pressure on acupuncture points.
– Pressure ball: Use of a small ball to exert pressure on the points.
4. Other techniques:
– Electroacupuncture: Use of a weak electrical current applied to acupuncture needles.
– Soft laser: Application of low doses of laser light to acupuncture points.
Selection of points and stimulation methods:
The acupuncturist chooses the points and methods of stimulation based on the patient's state of health, the location of pain or symptoms, and the energy assessment based on the principles of traditional Chinese medicine. This approach takes into account an in-depth analysis of signs, symptoms and palpation of meridians and affected areas.
To learn more about the practice of acupuncture in Quebec, consult the Acupuncture Act (https://legisquebec.gouv.qc.ca/en/ShowDoc/cs/A-5.1?langCont=fr), which regulates this discipline and guarantees high standards of practice and safety.
Acupuncture offers a valuable complementary and alternative approach to treating a variety of health conditions, ranging from chronic pain to stress and anxiety disorders, by promoting overall energetic balance in the human body.
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