A Brief History of Acupuncture

The history of acupuncture is wide. The word 'acupuncture' is derived from two different Latin words; one is 'acus' and the other 'pungere'. Acus stands for needle in English and Pungere means prick. Acupuncture is believed to be originated in China about two thousand years back. The technique has also evolved into different forms. There are certain techniques of acupuncture that do not use needles.

People are made feel better via exposing them to vibrating objects and ultrasound. These techniques can also followed by using the fingers of the practitioner. Here is more about the history of acupuncture. 'Huang Di Nei Jing' or the 'The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine' is known to be the first medical text in ancient Chinese that has discussed the history of acupuncture.

However, there are some people who do not agree with this claim about the history of acupuncture. The reason is that some archaeologists have discovered a mummy in the Alps that's accurately five thousand year old. The mummy is known to have similar acupuncture points in the body. This has provided a clue that acupuncture us used way before the Chinese have discovered this.

However, since, there is no written proof about this, the credit of acupuncture is given to the Chinese. The history of acupuncture moved on to Japan in the Sixth Century. Waichi Sugiyama in the seventeenth century tried to make this procedure painless for the user. Hence, he developed the insertion tube. The needle is inserted into this tube. The method is still prevalent.

However, the U.S. could benefit from this marvelous technique only in the early 1980s. This was when the National Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine was establishment. This resulted into many schools that have been constructed. There were also people who wanted to pursue the technique as a profession. Despite all related to the history of acupuncture, most people were not convinced on the positive effects of varied forms of medication.

Needles for acupuncture were considered as medical instruments only in the 1995 by the US Food & Drug Administration. These needles were considered both save and effective by the administration. In order to promote the technique of acupuncture in 1997, the National Institute of Health (NIH) stated that this is a unique and useful treatment for varied health conditions such as gastrointestinal, respiratory, throat, nose, ear, eye, muscular and nervous system disorders.

Now, that you have come to know a lot about the history of acupuncture, it is time to know further. With a belief in the history of acupuncture, people also trusted the power of acupuncture and the fact that it has lesser side effects as compared to the conventional medicines available on the market. NIH has recommended the US companies to provide full coverage for various conditions. This was to promote people availing the medication option.

In case, you do not qualify, you can look up to a partial coverage in your policy. The history of acupuncture has given so much to the general public to look up to its benefits. However, knowing about the history of acupuncture is not the end.

It is very important to indulge into some research in order to understand its effects on various health problems including the following:

a) Addictions

b) Autism

c) Migraines

d) Chronic low back pain

e) Knee osteoarthritis

In case, you look carefully at the history of acupuncture, nothing much has changed in techniques. Only a few new have been introduced. In case, the history of acupuncture has impressed you, it is time to visit a specialist and start of with a treatment.

Martin Applebaum

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