How Does Acupuncture Work? | WebMD

Can you use pain to stop pain? Take a closer look at the history and benefits of acupuncture.

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[jdperdomo]

Thank you! I learned absolutely nothing.

[mohammadmehdisarabitabrizi]

Hahahah! I love WebMD. It saved me when I had panic attacks and couldn’t figure out the root. However, please rule out the silly humor out of the short videos. It depletes the useful time that could have been otherwise used on precious information.

[jreampublishingandproducti]

As an acupuncture student this is the worst description ever for our practice. One it’s rarely painful, two it controls the Qi energy of the 12 meridians of the body linked to the organ system. Those points contain pools of energy that are released upon stimulation that almost kinda tells the body to begin to reset that normal function of that energy channel therefore bringing healing effects to the body by balancing out the 5 elements of the body. Wood (liver and gallbladder), Water (bladder and kidney), Fire ( heart, small intestines, pericardium and triple burner), Earth ( stomach, spleen(pancreas included with spleen), Metal (lungs and large intestine) by balancing out the relationship between these elements acupuncture is a catalyst.

[alishas]

I LEARNT SO MUCH. no, no I didn't I still don't know what it is and what it is used for. DO NOT WATCH THIS VIDEO

[arentol]

Nailed the primary school audience. gj.

[FringeWizard]

I've done rmt/physi/chiro with little to no results. One session of acupuncture and conditions I've had for years and felt hopeless would ever be resolved were gone in a single session. I just want to know how it actually works and why it is apparently able to have profound effects on my body.

[AKUAKU]

Looked it up cuz I had acupuncture work on me (short term) for pain and was amazed

[AZTigerMMA]

Just had it done and I need to know more about this sorcery!!!! Chronic pain gone day 1 Wtf??

[drewhunkins]

I went to two acu sessions with the same gal. Who did she cause major pain, I'll never do acu again! She was sticking needles in me that struck nerves that would send pain shooting down a leg or arm. Then she used this almost cheese grater type device to very firmly scrape my muscles until they were black and blue. Then she used these suction cups that caused some pain, but that wasn't quite as bad as the former two things.

[lindahiebert]

Definitely over-simplified. Also, limbs don't correspond with organs. Meridians correspond with organs, and each limb has 6 meridians on it.

[guruprasaday]

Accupressure is origin in Hindustan ( INDIA)later in Budh'S period developed in china.

[PixelSmear]

Oh what comic relief! A male actor being forced to play dumb for the sake of absolutely nothing. 🚬 Writers, next time aim higher.

[ElectrickSoundz]

Thank you I'm practicing my p am I on my ownHome health Care learning and practicing by yourself on your own being safety

[lingeshanr]

Point? where's it? In which shop do we get it?

[isaaq]

Probably 5 seconds of worthwhile info and the rest was an absolute boring annoying waste of time.

[gerardodwyer]

The tick and tock king and queen of "I feel a migraine coming on".

[longtabsigo]

There is NO PAIN! The only way I know how many needles were used is to listen as they are droppeded into the pan afterwards!

[assetgabriel]

Hi WebMD! Permission to use a part of your video for our acupuncture short video project please? Thanks :)

[davidwilliamfischer]

Absolute nonsense. No one has EVER proposed a theoretical mechanism for how acupuncture could possibly help human health. But congratulations: in one quick video, you have persuaded me that I should never refer to WebMD for anything.

[kellyalvarado]

Your not funny, just stick to providing info