Acupuncture: History, Uses, and Side Effects

Acupuncture

Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................3
Main Body.......................................................................................................................................3
Complementary therapy Acupuncture........................................................................................3
History of Acupuncture...............................................................................................................3
Current uses and efficacy of acupuncture...................................................................................4
Contraindication..........................................................................................................................4
Side effects..................................................................................................................................5
Comparison with orthodox treatment..........................................................................................5
Comparison with traditional treatments Regulatory bodies of acupuncture in UK....................5
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................5
References........................................................................................................................................6

Introduction
Complementary therapies can be defined as conventional treatments or medicines, which
are used to to reduce the different range of pain among different areas of human body like
headaches, migraines, labor, low back, neck, osteoarthritis, menstrual cramps and some of the
other types of pain (Liu and et. al., 2020). Basically, these therapies are specifically being
utilised as an alternative to conventional treatments or medicines. In this report, Acupuncture is
being taken into consideration as complementary therapy and its history, contraindication, side
effects, and some of the other elements will be discussed.
Main Body
Complementary therapy Acupuncture
There are two different types of complementary therapies that can be taken into
consideration and these are: acupuncture and aromatherapy. In this report, the particular
complementary therapy that is specifically being taken into consideration is Acupuncture.
Basically, the term “Acupuncture” comes from Ancient Chinese Medicine, where practitioners
applies different treatments related elements like pressure, heat, needles, other so on to certain
points on human body. These points are specifically being called as acupuncture points. Away
with this, use of acupuncture is considered to be a part of traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). It
is said that acupuncture helps in increasing or decreasing the overall blood flow within the
human body and it optimise health in much more fruitful way. On the other hand, Western
Medical Acupuncture is considered to be an all new and modern interpretation of traditional
acupuncture which is being formulated after effective investigations done the scientists.
History of Acupuncture
It has been found that, history of acupuncture has showed that this type of practice was
started way back let's say Stone Age. At this time, stones along with sharp edge based tools were
utilised to conduct drain abscesses and puncture as well. It can be said that, Acupuncture
recorded for the first time around Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) and the Medical Ancient Chinese
named as Huang Di Nei Jing specifically introduced the medical text for Acupuncture. Before
that, from the starting of sixth century, TCM along with acupuncture was specifically being
introduced in Japan via improved transportation (Ho and et. al., 2020). On the other hand, it can
also be said that Acupuncture was started getting utilised in West from 17th century and in 1810,
it was introduced for the first time in Europe. Including this, Ancient Chinese Medicine has also
suggested that it moves considering different channels named as meridians and energy is
specifically being called as Qi which flows within human body.
Current uses and efficacy of acupuncture
Current usage:
At present, it has been found that acupuncture is specifically being utilised to reduce
different range of pain which takes place in human body parts like neck, back and it also helps in