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Acupuncture
Acupuncture and its subspecialties are techniques of stimulation of special points on the body which lie on 12 main meridians through which circulate the vital force of the human body (Qi). There are 365 acupoints situated on these meridians at which qi can enter and leave the body and at which it is concentrated. Acupuncture involves the insertion of needles into the body to suppress or stimulate its flow.
Acupressure is a technique involving the same points but no needles are used. Pressure of various sorts is used over the points to produce its effects.
Auricular Acupuncture is based on the chinese foetus representation where the foetal body is mapped on the ear and the point on the ear that represents the ill part is stimulated either by needles or electrically by an acupunctoscope to relieve the problem.
Koryo Hand Therapy(KHT) also called Koryo Sooji Chim, Korean Hand Acupuncture or Soojichim,somewhat like reflexology maps the human body on to the hand (the foot in reflexology) and ascribes acupuncture points to various areas of the hand. The points may be stimulated by needles, pressure, and various other methods.
Life and Health Problems Helped
The life and health problems shown below have been noted as being helped by Acupuncture:-
Acupuncture Practitioner List
As the relationship between practitioner and the person consulted by them is a very personal one we would recommend that you check out their qualifications and, if possible, decide whether you have suitable empathy with them. This listing does not imply any special competence.
Practitioner lists for Acupuncture:-
| Australia | Canada | Great Britain |
| India | Ireland | New Zealand |
| South Africa | The United States of America | |
| Other Countries |
How to Help your Practitioner
You will have certain questions that you want to ask your practitioner about the therapy or natural cure and your practitioner will have standard questions to ask you about yourself.
The "How to Help Your Practitioner" page for Acupuncture
Acupuncture Blog
Add your contributions to the blog for this page. The button is at the bottom of the page or follow this link to the blog for this page. These can be absolutely anything related to this therapy or "natural cures" that needs an answer from other members of the community, or a space for you to complain about or comment on anything related to that topic.
Acupuncture Practitioner Organisations
The qualifications and requirements for a practitioner to be registered may vary markedly from organisation to organisation. We would strongly recommend that you visit the organisation's website to ensure that your chosen practitioner is registered with an organisation which has requirements with which you approve.
The home country of the organisation is listed. Although their practitioner lists are likely to be limited to their own countries most will provide more information, advice, contacts and help wherever you live:-
| Acupuncture Association of Australia | Australia | National |
| The Australian Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Association | Australia | National |
| Acupuncture Foundation of Canada Institute | Canada | National |
| Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture Association of Canada | Canada | National |
| Acupuncture Association of Chartered Physiotherapists | Great Britain | National |
| British Acupuncture Council | Great Britain | National |
| Society of Auricular Acupuncture | Great Britain | National |
| ChineseMedicine.ie | Ireland | National |
| The Acupuncture Foundation | Ireland | National |
| New Zealand Register of Acupuncturists | New Zealand | National |
Acupuncture Practitioner Schools
Various schools and colleges will train people to be practitioners of Acupuncture. Although their courses may be limited to their own countries some may provide international distance learning. Please check them out carefully to ensure they meet your requirements
Please email editor(at)shared-care.com with the name and URL of your suggestions for additional organisations.
Lists of Practitioners and Practices
Please access the list of practitioners listed by therapy from the Therapies Home page
The practitioners and practitioners' organisations lists for the following countries.
| Australia | Canada | Great Britain |
| India | Ireland | New Zealand |
| South Africa | United States of America | |
| Other Countries |
The full searchable practice list for the following countries.
| Australia | Canada | Great Britain |
| India | Ireland | New Zealand |
| South Africa | United States of America | |
| Other Countries |
Shopping Zone
There are lots of good things related to Acupuncture in the stores accessed below. Please have a look.
Please check both the British and the US stores as the items are likely to be different in each.
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