Exploring Traditional Chinese Medicine Traditional Chinese medicine has been a part of Chinese culture for thousands of years. There are many physical and mental benefits to Chinese medicine as it promotes better overall health. Chinese medicine is a broad field which involves many different techniques and specializations. One of these specializations/techniques is acupuncture. Acupuncture is a technique where needles are carefully inserted into the body to stimulate light pain in different areas of the body. The reasoning for this is that this stimulates the release of the body’s natural painkillers and “trains” your brain to handle pain more effectively. The end result is that your body is able to tolerate better certain types of pain such as low-back pain, neck pain, osteoarthritis/knee pain, and pain from carpal tunnel syndrome (https://www.nccih.nih.gov/health/traditional-chinese-medicine-what-you-need-to-know).
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