What is acupuncture?

Different approaches for the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of diseases are carried out, however the most adopted procedure in the world today is the penetration of the skin by very thin and solid metallic needles, manipulated manually or through electrical stimuli. However, other practices were being formulated and thus acupuncture can be performed without needles, for example.

According to Chinese tradition, the technique is capable of adjusting the body's energy channels, called meridians in acupuncture, according to the balance of yin and yang. Western and modern medicine, however, suggests that the method stimulates the release of chemicals that alter the nervous system and can have effects throughout the body, promoting balance in the organism. Therefore, it is closely associated with organic disorders resulting from emotional tensions such as stress that can harm or interrupt the results of the diet.