Задание

Basedon4SpotlightonExams, ex.1

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.