The Different Types of Acupuncture

Acupuncture is a treatment method that has been undergoing many years in Chinese history. Throughout the clinical practices, it was later discovered the concepts of meridians channels .According to "Huang Di Neijing", one of the earliest Chinese literature, entailed Meridians and acupoints, as well as the basic theories of acupuncture and moxibustion therapy. Both meridians and collaterals are essentially to transport qi and blood, nourish yin and yang. Meridians refer to the longitudinal trunk parks of the meridian system. The twelve meridians expound the routes and connect different parts of the body based on the clinical application of acupoints. The system extends and distribute to each end of the body, forming a unique medical aspect within the anatomical structure, also the microsystem.

Karl Pribram, a neuropsychologist concluded that the brain was holographic ally structured and the memory is distributed all over the body in a holographic fashion. This phenomenon developed an interesting principle "Every piece contains the essence of the whole.” which generalized the microsystem concept(Soliman,N.E, Nov, 2006, Three-phase Hand Acupuncture: A new discovery inspired by the Auricular Acupuncture Microsystem) Microsystems( Human parts such as the ear, feet, hand, tongue and the scalp ) appear to be holographic microcosmic projections that provide a unique approach to patients' health problems. These projections can be used as diagnosis and treatment of many pathophysiologic conditions. This paper focus on the microsystem, the technique of the treatment and how the treatment beneficial to human health.

Ear therapy:

Ear acupuncture is commonly used in therapy in clinical acupuncture treatment. Based on the graph, the distri...

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...duced to the western world in the early twentieth century. William Fitzgerald and Dr. Bressler, two physicians who discovered the possibility of treating organs with pressure points, developed Zone theory. The concept of the theory is that parts of the body found within a certain zone is connected with another by the qi flow within the zone can therefore affect one another ( The History of Reflexology, sources from: http://www.pilates4fitness.co.uk/history_of_reflexology.htm)

Conclusion:

Microsystem is a unifying concept which encompasses what has been outlined in detail from the meridians. The system proven the correspondence can serve as an integrative model to help the community understand human begins and interaction with nature and universe. In terms of the Chinese medical aspect, human body was recognized as hologram. Based off the diagnosis and treatment,