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Acupuncture is a traditional Chinese medicine used for treating things like chronic pain. It is also now being used to help people to quit smoking. It involves sticking sharp metal needles into specific areas of the body and adjusts the bodies energy flow.

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What points are there for acupuncture?

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What is alternative medicine practice where needles are inserted in some specific of the body?

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Where can you get a wristband with acupuncture needles in it?

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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.


What is the Chinese method of curing diseases by needles?

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Does the number of needles inserted during acupuncture affect the result?

Possibly, but the placement of the needles is more important.


What the meaning of acupuncture?

Pricking with a needle; a needle prick., The insertion of needles into the living tissues for remedial purposes., To treat with acupuncture.


What is a treatment that uses needles to relieve pain?

It is called Accupuncter.


Will acupuncture cure my back pain?

Acupuncture can cure your back pain in a matter of minutes. Acupuncture is alternative medicine used to manipulate the nerves by inserting needles in the body.