acupuncture
World Encyclopedia | Date: 2005
acupuncture System of medical treatment in which long needles are inserted into the body to assist healing, relieve pain, or for anaesthetic purposes. In ancient Chinese philosophy, acupuncture is proposed to restore the balance of
yin and yang by freeing the flow of life-energy (
chi) through pathways in the body. A possible scientific explanation is that the needles activate deep sensory nerves that stimulate the pituitary gland and hypothalamus to produce
endorphins.
© World Encyclopedia 2005, originally published by Oxford University Press 2005.
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