In the United States, today, acupuncture ( http://www.biotherapy-clinic.com ) has been reckoned as the Complementary Alternative Medicine (CAM) and is used in relieving a variety of physical conditions, including neck pain and back pain.

1. Title : Acupuncture, the Alternative Therapy for pain relief
Since the remote past Acupuncture, the traditional Chinese medicine has been used in Asian
countries as one of the most reliable options in relieving pain. In countries like India, Japan,
China, Vietnam and Tibet acupuncture is used for treating a wide range of disease and physical
conditions. In the United States, today, acupuncture has been reckoned as the Complementary
Alternative Medicine (CAM) and is used in relieving a variety of physical conditions, including
severe arthritis, neck pain and back pain.
The earliest documented history of acupuncture indicates its rich history, dating back to almost
5000 years and steeped in the rich legacy of oriental medicines. The acupuncture needles were
then made of stone, bone and metal and were abundantly used in treating a variety of illness and
diseases. However, this traditional treatment has traveled a long way to meet the need of this era.
The stone, metal or bone needles now have been replaced by disposable, sterile needles and the
treatment is now one of the most preferred alternatives to count on.
The aim of the acupuncture therapy is to promote health and to lessen pain hence the
perspective from which an acupuncturist views health is based on three main concepts like, vital
energy, energetic balance and energetic imbalance. The acupuncturist influences health and
sickness by stimulating certain areas which are located all over the body. During the therapy tiny
needle are placed therefore at the acupressure areas like legs, arms, shoulders and even at the big

2. toe. Occasionally discomfort is felt for a brief period of time after the insertion of the needles
however once the needles are in place most patient relax and even fall asleep for the duration of
the process.
The length, frequency and the number of acupuncture treatment usually varies and is generally
case specific. The types of acupuncture also vary depending upon the severity of the illness.
Traditional acupuncture, which uses thin, sterile needles that are inserted at the top layer of
the skin, is one of the most common types of the acupuncture process. The therapist selects each
acupoint with immense care to obtain the maximum benefit. As each acupoint is stimulated with
the needles, blockages are released and the healing process begins.
Apart from this traditional form, the laser therapy acupuncture has also developed as one
of the most developed techniques of this ancient healing process. Here low infrared laser
beams are focused on each of the acupoints to obtain health benefit.
The health benefits of acupuncture treatment are manifold and are known to relieve the
following illness:
• Acupuncture can relieve many symptoms of menopause.
• By stimulating some of the acupressure areas the treatment can help in dealing anxiety and
depression.
• Addictions and physical pains are also dealt by the acupuncture treatment.
• In the US acupuncture is frequently used in conditions like arthritis, headache, athletic
injury, post surgical pain and is also used in treating the treatment of mind–body disorders like,
chronic fatigue, anxiety, irritable bowel syndrome, hypertension and insomnia.
In the past few decades, acupuncture has become one of the most popular treatment
procedures throughout the world. Reckoned as the safe and side effect free treatment option,

3. acupuncture is now the chosen alternative treatment in healing pain.
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