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[citation needed] The World Health Organization (WHO) published A Proposed Standard International Acupuncture Nomenclature Report in 1991 and 2014, listing 361 classical acupuncture points organized according to the fourteen meridians, eight extra meridians, 48 extra points, and scalp acupuncture points, [4] and published Standard Acupuncture ...
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Acupuncture points not found along a meridian are called extraordinary points and those with no designated site are called A-shi points. [ 105 ] In TCM, disease is generally perceived as a disharmony or imbalance in energies such as yin, yang , qi , xuĕ, zàng-fǔ, meridians , and of the interaction between the body and the environment. [ 106 ]
As can be seen the names of the levels are the same as the names of the head and foot pairs of acupuncture meridians. The order is roughly the order that a disease takes as you go from health to death. In some disease levels are skipped or the order can change.
Acupuncture point LI-4 (Hegu), known in Chinese as 合谷 (hégǔ) Acupressure is an alternative medicine technique often used in conjunction with acupuncture or reflexology . It is based on the concept of life energy ( qi ), which purportedly flows through "meridians" in the body.
For the trial, 216 individuals with chronic sciatica resulting from a herniated disc were treated either with 10 sessions of acupuncture or 10 sessions of sham acupuncture over a period of 4 weeks.
[a] [86] The scientific evidence for the anatomical existence of either meridians or acupuncture points is not compelling. [87] Stephen Barrett of Quackwatch writes that, "TCM theory and practice are not based upon the body of knowledge related to health, disease, and health care that has been widely accepted by the scientific community. TCM ...
Since 1949, the Chinese government has steadily promoted advances in Mongolian medical care, research and education. In 1958 the Department of Traditional Chinese and Mongolian Medicine at the Inner Mongolia Medical College opened its doors to students. In 2007 it expanded, opening a state of the art campus just outside Hohhot City.