Scientific Breakthrough on How Acupuncture Works

And so it had gone for years that when I discuss the benefits of acupuncture with western medical doctors the inevitable question is raised: "How exactly does acupuncture work? Is there any quantifiable evidence that proves it's efficacy?"

Of course thousands of research studies have been conducted supporting acupuncture as a viable form of therapy, but the question of how it works never seems to get answered.

The idea that acupuncture needles work along the nervous system pathways is great, but too good to be true. There are really only a couple of acupuncture points that are on or near nerve endings.

However, what acupuncturists and Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioners recognize as "qi" or the general life force that flows through the body along pathways called meridians may actually be quantifiable in scientific terms.

Click on the link below to read more about this scientific breakthrough:

http://www.examiner.com/x-11705-NY-Holistic-Science--Spirit-Examiner~y2009m10d12-New-scientific-breakthrough-proves-why-acupuncture-works