Choosing which school to attend for your acupuncture training is a big decision. Here are the Top Ten questions to consider when choosing an acupuncture school:
1. What tradition of acupuncture is taught at the school?
There are many traditions of acupuncture and different thought systems surrounding the art. There is Japanese acupuncture, Traditional Chinese Medicine acupuncture, 5 Element acupuncture, Oriental Medicine acupuncture, facial or cosmetic acupuncture, medical acupuncture etc. Do a little research on the kind of acupuncture you wish to learn as they are not all the same.
2. What kind of Program are you interested in?
It is important to be clear about what kind of acupuncture program you are interested in.
Do you wish to start …

Acupuncture As A Cure For Insomnia
Acupuncture is believed to have been practised for about 4-5000 years. The first documented record of it being used is more than 3000 years old. In China it still is regarded as normal, whilst in the West it is still regarded as “alternative” medicine. Here I’ll give you an overview of what acupuncture can do for you if you have a sleep disorder. The main attractions of acupuncture compared to sleeping pills or other medication is that it doesn’t have any side effects, it has a high success rate and it is considered a holistic treatment. That said, any treatment for insomnia needs to approach the condition in a cautious …

The July 2008 issue of Pain, a prestigious peer-reviewed medical journal published by the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP), featured a German investigate conducted by eight pediatric doctors and clinicians. The researchers attempted to determine whether or not laser acupuncture would prove effective in relieving the symptoms of chronic headaches in 43 children.
Conventional Chinese Remedy
The therapies for each child was individualized and carefully based on the conventional Chinese medical theory. The theory contends that bioelectricity, or the electrical current that is produced by living organisms, has a tendency to follow paths of higher conductivity within the human body. These paths, called meridians, own been shown to be composed of points that possess …

When you study the five main elements or the most fundamental things of acupuncture you will find that there is an important part of the universe that controls something. You will learn how the five elements and their meanings can affect the body and how it is important for any acupuncturist to take these ideas in mind. If you are interested in acupuncture or in the Chinese culture, you will want to research more about the five elements and get a better understanding of the Chinese world of view. The five elements are earth, water, fire, metal, and wood.
Most of the time Chinese ideas of the elements sound mystical to the Western Society, but these …

Acupuncture & Moxabustion have been used in the Far East to restore, promote and maintain good health for over 5000 years. The first Acupuncture needles were made from stone, and then later from bronze, gold and silver. The first known medical account of acupuncture was The Yellow Emperor’s Classic of Internal Medicine (Huang Di Nei Jing Su Wen), which dates from around 300 BC.
Acupuncture is rooted in the Daoist philosophy of change, growth, balance and harmony, and The Yellow Emperor’s Classic outlines the principles of natural law and the phases of life – yin and yang, the five elements, the organ system and the meridian network along which the vital acupuncture points are located.
These records …