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Acupuncture 
HOW DOES IT WORK?
Acupuncture – Form of therapy that provides 
natural healing to the body through the insertion of needles 
into specific points of meridians within the body 
Drug free pain 
relief 
Prevention 
against disease 
Treats cause 
and symptoms 
of illness / 
disease 
Links body, 
mind, and 
emotions for 
holistic health 
Effectively 
treats many 
common 
ailments
How does acupuncture work? 
-Variety of therapeutic 
effects on body 
-Treats illness or injury 
through regulation of 
nervous system 
-Releases endorphins and 
immune system cells 
-Changes brain chemistry 
through releasing 
neurotransmitters & 
neurohomromes 
Traditional Chinese 
Medicine 
Western Scientific 
Explanation 
-Treats illness / injury 
-Use of yin & yang 
forces (2 opposing 
forces) 
-Yin represents cold, 
slow, passive 
-Yang represents hot, 
excited, active 
- Keeps body at 
balanced state
Different Theories of Acupuncture 
-Yin 
-Yang 
Traditional Chinese 
Medicine 
Western Scientific 
-Augmentation 
of immunity theory 
-Endorphin Theory 
-Neurotransmitter 
Theory 
-Circulatory Theory 
-Gate Control Theory 
-Motor Gate Theory 
-Homeostatic Effect 
-Bioelectric Theory 
-Nervous System Theory 
Explanation
Needles stimulate acupuncture points 
releasing flow of energy called qi or chi
Disruptions in flow of qi or chi cause 
illness or disease 
 Acupuncture points release qi and travels through 
meridians. 
Acupuncture points of the head
Conditions that acupuncture treats 
Pain 
Nausea 
Depression 
Sleep Disturbances 
Drug Addiction 
Pain related diseases
How does it treat illness, diseases, 
injuries, or conditions? 
Positive effects resulting from needles 
inserted into specific points create 
lifestyle changes. 
Endorphins are released through 
needle insertion and increased blood 
flow is stimulated.
Pictures of acupuncture

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Acupuncture

  • 2. Acupuncture – Form of therapy that provides natural healing to the body through the insertion of needles into specific points of meridians within the body Drug free pain relief Prevention against disease Treats cause and symptoms of illness / disease Links body, mind, and emotions for holistic health Effectively treats many common ailments
  • 3. How does acupuncture work? -Variety of therapeutic effects on body -Treats illness or injury through regulation of nervous system -Releases endorphins and immune system cells -Changes brain chemistry through releasing neurotransmitters & neurohomromes Traditional Chinese Medicine Western Scientific Explanation -Treats illness / injury -Use of yin & yang forces (2 opposing forces) -Yin represents cold, slow, passive -Yang represents hot, excited, active - Keeps body at balanced state
  • 4. Different Theories of Acupuncture -Yin -Yang Traditional Chinese Medicine Western Scientific -Augmentation of immunity theory -Endorphin Theory -Neurotransmitter Theory -Circulatory Theory -Gate Control Theory -Motor Gate Theory -Homeostatic Effect -Bioelectric Theory -Nervous System Theory Explanation
  • 5. Needles stimulate acupuncture points releasing flow of energy called qi or chi
  • 6. Disruptions in flow of qi or chi cause illness or disease  Acupuncture points release qi and travels through meridians. Acupuncture points of the head
  • 7. Conditions that acupuncture treats Pain Nausea Depression Sleep Disturbances Drug Addiction Pain related diseases
  • 8. How does it treat illness, diseases, injuries, or conditions? Positive effects resulting from needles inserted into specific points create lifestyle changes. Endorphins are released through needle insertion and increased blood flow is stimulated.