What is Acupuncture?
Acupuncture is among the oldest healing practices in the world. As part of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), acupuncture aims to restore and maintain health through the stimulation of specific points on the body. In the United States, where practitioners incorporate healing traditions from China, Japan, Korea, and other countries, acupuncture is considered part of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM).
The World Health Organization (WHO) views acupuncture to be effective for these conditions:
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Originally published in " World Health – The Magazine of the World Health Organization", December 1979.