Acupuncture
Every year 2.3 million acupuncture treatments are carried out by British Acupuncture Council members. Acupuncture is now widely accepted as an effective solution for a range of illnesses and symptoms, and what's more, there is a substantial body of evidence to support this. Acupuncture is part of a system of medicine that has been practised in China for over 5000 years. The practise of acupuncture is thought to have begun with the discovery that stimulating specific areas on the skin affects the function of certain organs in the body. Traditional Chinese Acupuncture focuses on the balanced function of the body's motivating energy (Qi). Qi flows throughout the body in channels called meridians along which the acupuncture points lie. There are over 600 points on the main meridians and many more are located elsewhere on the body including on the ears.