Treatments and Intervention Techniques: Acupuncture
The caress of Life
Traditional Chinese medicine uses various methods of therapeutic intervention, which are used according to the conclusions reached by differential diagnosis. Acupuncture and herbalism are the most effective tools for this purpose.
The Tao flows in all creatures and we call that contact Chi. It warms our body and maintains the natural rhythms of our metabolism. Harmony flows in perfect synchronicity with Nature and its cycles. It is a sense of well-being and health that, if absent, causes fear in beings, prompting them to do anything to recover it. Conservation is its fundamental principle, allowing every being, despite aging, to preserve the quality of each single moment they go through.
The astuteness of technique
Just as the blood runs through the veins maintaining a flow and a pressure, the Chi concentrates in some areas of our body the greatest intensity of its sacred delicious shudder. What zones and channels can the teacher influence to achieve the patient's Chi balance? That is part of the study of acupuncture. To achieve the proper depth of stimulation, whether invigorating or sedative, special needles are used to channel or balance the flow of Chi. Different techniques of puncture and manipulation have left a legacy in the history, styles and schools in China. The use of moxibustion (application of heat in the same affected areas) and the application of different pressures are combined to obtain the best results.
The importance of quality
Nowadays, standard procedures are usually taught to facilitate a possible therapeutic intervention, mediocre in itself, through facilitators. This burden ignores the work of the master healer, whose gaze and deep understanding, which pierced his patient during diagnosis, falls into oblivion. That understanding and that experience were guiding the path of punctures for a recovery in which the feeling of the Tao was fully transmitted.
As in the case of the previous section on herbalism, a wide spectrum of acute and chronic mental and physical disorders can be addressed with acupuncture treatment. Basically, any condition that does not require imminent surgery can be addressed. If the patient's situation does not allow for complete healing, help through this method can be invaluable.
