Complementary & Alternative Medicine Tips
Complementary & Alternative Medicine Tips
Good for trauma
Chinese acupuncture is often used for musculoskeletal trauma and to help recovery from pain.
Larger needles
Traditional Chinese acupuncture uses larger needles with deeper penetration. Patients feel a deep radiating sensation.
Many styles of Japanese acupuncture
There are 30 styles of Japanese acupuncture, which focuses on a whole body "treatment".
Needles are smaller
Japanese acupuncture uses very thin needles with very shallow insertion (about 2 mm, or 1/10 inch), which involves minimal discomfort.
The goal
The goal of Japanese acupuncture is to "balance the qi" -- restore balance among all the channels in the body -- rather than to focus on any one area.
Treatment focuses on complaints
Often uses a 3-point approach, focusing treatment on channels that are local, distal and remote to the complaint.
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