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How are acupressure and acupuncture different?
In acupressure, the same points on the body are used as in acupuncture, but are stimulated with finger pressure instead of needles.
What is Japanese acupuncture?
Japanese acupuncture uses thinner, smaller needles, and focuses on the meridians rather than on specific points along their course.
What is Japanese meridian acupuncture?
Japanese acupuncture uses thinner, smaller needles, and focuses on the meridians rather than on specific points along their course.
What is the difference between acupuncture and acupressure?
Acupuncture involves the insertion of small needles into the skin at key points. Acupressure uses these same key points, but involves applying pressure rather than inserting needles.
What is alternative medicine practice where needles are inserted in some specific of the body?
Acupuncture.
What instruments or equipment are used in acupuncture?
long flexible needles are usedin acupuncture
Where can you get a wristband with acupuncture needles in it?
I don't think they make wrist bands with acupuncture needles. They have ones with magnets that can be used in a point for motion sickness. Or most acupuncturists will have press tacks which are small acupuncture needles that go on like a band-aid.
Is it possible to be allergic to acupuncture needles?
yes. i am allergic to the metal in the needles but the doctor does not know why.
Why was medicine so important to ancient China?
Acupuncture was important to the ancient Chinese because it was their form of medicine but with using needles that put pressure on you.
What is the Chinese method of curing diseases by needles?
acupuncture
What is the word acupuncture in Japanese?
The word acupuncture in Japanese is "鍼灸" (pronounced "shinkyu"). It combines two characters: "鍼" (shin), which means needle, and "灸" (kyuu), which refers to moxibustion, a traditional therapy involving the burning of mugwort. Together, they represent the practice of using needles and heat for therapeutic purposes.
Does the number of needles inserted during acupuncture affect the result?
Possibly, but the placement of the needles is more important.
