MEDICINE

=Acupuncture= Edward Kane



=Acupuncture has been around in China for a very long time. Acupuncture is when needles or knives are stuck into the skin to get rid of pain and sickness.=

= = =Tui Na = By: Maureen Magdalinski (Tui Na .[Online image] [|http://en.wikipedia.org] 12 March 2009) "Ability to focus on specific problems, especially chronic pain associated with the muscles and joints"(What Is Tui Na?)

Tui Na helps people with the pain they suffer from in many areas. It helps with the twists and turns of the muscles fibers.

"Tui na works with the Qi (chi) energy of the patient to bring a balanced state of health"(TUI NA (TUINA)  (Foundations of Tui Na. [Online image] []. 13 March 2009)

Tui Na also helps a person's inner emotions or their chi. With the chi in balance it brings a person to be at peace with themselves.

Tui Na helps realign the bones so they do not cause discomfort in the muscles. Also it relaxes the patient afterwords.

"Manipulation techniques to realign the musculoskeletal and ligamentous  relationships (bone-setting)"(Tui Na(tuina)  **Have you ever wondered what it would feel like to have a burning needle stuck in your back? Well, if you ask the thousands of people that endure moxibustion today, they'd tell you it feels pretty good. Moxibustion, a traditional Chinese medicine technique that involves the burning of mugwort, a small, spongy herb used to facilitate healing, onto the body directly or indirectly, is a very popular form of medicine in China and throughout the world. Its history, use and purpose, and method are key elements to it.**  Another main factor to moxibustion is its use and purpose. It has been discovered that moxibustion’s purpose is to “strengthen the blood, stimulate the flow of qi [energy flow], and maintain general health” (Acupuncture Today). Although it's used mainly on people with colds or bad conditions, many people take it as a form of relaxation and therapy. It is believed to actually expel the cold from the body and bring in the warmth. (Moxibustion. [Online image] Available [], March 22, 2009) The most important aspect to moxibustion is obviously the way in which it it performed. It is a very delicate procedure that could bring pain if done wrong, or be helpful if done right. There are two forms: direct and indirect, for the two different ways it can be done. The burning moxa can be placed directly on the skin, for the direct method, or, for the indirect method, “… the smoldering moxa stick is held a couple inches away from the skin, usually around the inserted needles” (Ancient Way Acupuncture and Herbs, Inc.). In both ways, moxibustion is known to be a healing aid. (Moxibustion. [Online image] Available <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">[] <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">, March 22, 2009) As you can see, moxibustion isn't always for the faint-hearted. But if done correctly, it can bring you health and a better state of mind and body. Moxibustion's three big factors, history, use and purpose, and method, are all essential to it. So without Chinese medicine, moxibustion wouldn't exist, making daily life and society all over the world not be the same. **
 * <span style="font-size: 150%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__Moxibustion__ ** <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255); font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Bennett K.
 * The history of moxibustion travels back thousands of years into the past. In fact, it has been found that “moxibustion was developed gradually as early as the discovery and use of fire” (Kaplan). Early humans discovered that by warming themselves with fire, many pains in the body would stop and be relieved. People began to use this technique more and more and soon moxibustion arrived. The use of mugwort in it also became key to the burning practice.[[image:http://www.gexcon.com/fire/images/fire.jpg width="261" height="235"]] <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">( <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Fire. [Online image] Available []<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">, March 22, 2009)