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Completethegapswiththephrases.Thereisonephrasethatyoudonotneedtouse.
- and it is one of the main components of the traditional Chinese medicine
- which causes energy flow (called 'qi') within the body to become blocked
- about your behaviour and lifestyle
- when acupuncture needles are inserted into their body
- from qualified and experienced acupuncturists only
- and trying to understand how it works
Acupuncture
Acupunctureisoneoftheoldesthealingtechniquesintheworld.IthasbeenpractisedinAsiancountriesforthousandsofyears[ ].Acupunctureinvolvesputtingextremelythinmetallicneedlesintotheskinatcertainsites.Theseneedlesarethenmovedaroundbyhand, heatedorconnectedtoabattery.Theaimistoreturnhealthandrelievepain.
IntraditionalChinesemedicine, ahealthybodyisoneinwhichtheforcesofyinandyangarebalanced.Yiniswhateveriscoldandslowandyangiswhateverishotandexcited.Diseaseoccurswhenthereisanimbalanceintheforcesofyinandyang, [ ].Acupunctureworksbyunblockingqi, andhencereturningyinandyangtobalance.
Whenvisitinganacupuncturistforthefirsttime, bepreparedtoanswerseveralhealthquestions.Thespecialistwillalsoaskyou[ ].Thisisnecessaryforthemtodetermineyourtreatmentneeds.Ingeneral, peopledonotfeelanypain[ ].Infact, duringacupuncturesessionsmanypeoplereportfeelingeitherrelaxedorfullofenergy.
Forthemostpart, acupunctureisanincrediblysafemedicalprocedure.Veryfewcomplicationshavebeenreported.Thosethathave, havebeentheresultofpractitionersusingdefectiveneedlesorplacingthemincorrectlyinthepatient'sbody.Thus, itisimportanttoseektreatment[ ].
Formanyyearsnow, scientistsintheWesthavebeenstudyingtheusefulnessofacupuncture[ ].Theirstudieshavenotyetfoundthemechanismbehindacupuncture'sapparenteffectiveness, buttheyhaveindicatedthatacupuncturecanbeusefulintreatingawidevarietyofhealthproblems.Everyyear, thousandsofpeoplebenefitfromusingacupuncturetohelpthemstopsmoking, relievestress, loseweightandmuchmore.