Acupuncture is the art whereby pains and ailments in the body are helped by careful, precise and relatively painless insertion of very fine needles into electronically active points in the skin. These points are known as acupuncture points. It is a system of restoring and preserving health.
It is thought that Acupuncture has been practiced for more than 7000 years. In fact, a body has ben discovered in Turkey, said to be more than 6000 years old which has markings of acupuncture points for treating arthritis. Acupuncture is believed to have originated in China and the Far East. From there, some acupuncture knowledge has disseminated to other countries and variations developed e.g. Japanese, Vietnamese. Originally crude needles of bamboo and stone were used, then gold and silver, but now its most common the use stainless steel.
