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  2. List of acupuncture points - Wikipedia

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    System of main meridians with acupuncture point locations. This article provides a comprehensive list of acupuncture points, locations on the body used in acupuncture, acupressure, and other treatment systems based on Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM).

  3. Acupuncture - Wikipedia

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    It is not certain when specific acupuncture points were introduced, but the autobiography of Bian Que from around 400–500 BC references inserting needles at designated areas. [28] Bian Que believed there was a single acupuncture point at the top of one's skull that he called the point "of the hundred meetings."

  4. Traditional Chinese medicine - Wikipedia

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    Acupuncture is the insertion of needles into superficial structures of the body (skin, subcutaneous tissue, muscles) – usually at acupuncture points (acupoints) – and their subsequent manipulation; this aims at influencing the flow of qi. [217] According to TCM it relieves pain and treats (and prevents) various diseases. [218]

  5. Meridian (Chinese medicine) - Wikipedia

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    There are about 400 acupuncture points (not counting bilateral points twice) most of which are situated along the major 20 pathways (i.e. 12 primary and eight extraordinary channels). However, by the second Century AD, 649 acupuncture points were recognized in China (reckoned by counting bilateral points twice).

  6. Hégǔ L.I. 4 - Wikipedia

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    HéGŭ L.I. 4 or simply Hegu (Chinese: 合谷; Wade–Giles: Hoku; lit. 'Enclosed valley', Korean: hap gok 합곡, Japanese: gō koku, Vietnamese: hợp cốc) is the fourth acupuncture point on the large intestine meridian (Hand Yang Ming) in traditional Chinese medicine.

  7. Acupuncture can help relieve sciatica pain, new ... - AOL

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    The practice involves the shallow insertion of thin needles into the skin at key points in the human body. Acupuncture may help relieve pain in sciatica by stimulating the release of “chemical ...

  8. Miriam Lee - Wikipedia

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    In the 1970s and early 1980s, Lee was the acupuncture teacher of probably 70% of practitioners working in Northern California. [citation needed] She used a special set of points based on the work of one of her teachers, Tung Ching Chang, known as the "Master Tung Magic Points." These are published in a book by Blue Poppy Press.

  9. 6 great gifts for shelter cats this holiday season

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    Finding a shelter. To find shelters near you where you can have an impact, search for your city or county's animal services department. Many of these shelters will share links online to wish lists ...