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Acupuncture
A Chinese medical technique; acupuncture is a medicine originating in
the orient over four-thousand years ago. Used primarily for pain relief, but
also in curing disease and general health improvement. Oriental Medicine views
(illness and pain) as an imbalance of one's energy. With ....
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.... by either:
rotation, heat, or by a weak electrical current. Acupuncture is a medical
technique used primarily as a relief of pain, but is known to cure disease, as
well as improve general health. "The theory suggest that acupuncture blocks the
transmission of pain impulses from parts of the body to the central nervous
system." (Compton's interactive encyclopedia). Three main sites have been found
for endorphin acupuncture analgesia. This type of acupuncture blocks the
sending of pain messages from the brain. The pituitary gland being one; this
gland, whe ....
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