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Chinese medicine is a complete medical system that has evolved over the past approximately 5000 years. Acupuncture is based on the idea that your body has energy or Qi (pronounced "chee"), flowing through it in channels or meridian lines. Through the insertion of fine solid sterile needles, an acupuncturist can move energy when it is not moving, direct energy to those areas of the body that are deficient, and help your body regain the balance it has lost. Acupuncture stimulates your body's own healing process to bring about change and balance, which restores health. There are many conditions that acupuncture is effective in treating, with few side effects. The World Health Organization lists many conditions that are anmenable to treatment with acupuncture. Additionally, the NIH has stated that acupuncture is effective for the treatment of nausea associated with chemotherapy or pregnancy, pain of dental procedures, low back pain, and others.

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