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Acupuncture comes from two Latin words namely “acus” which means needle in English and “pungere” meaning puncture. History came from China more than 2000 years ago and has developed into various forms.
Some acupuncture techniques do not even use needles anymore. Vibrating objects, ultrasound and even the fingers of the practitioners have taken some work to make people feel better.
History of acupuncture is first discussed in ancient Chinese medical text called the “Huang Di Nei Jing” or The Yellow Emperor’s Classic of Internal Medicine.
But there are some skeptical as Archaeologists find 5000 year mummy in the Alps is similar to acupuncture points in the body. This gives people some ideas that have been used even before the Chinese sinus but no text is written to prove that no one is certain and credit to this tancien practice goes back to China.
In the century 6th, This is to move to Japan. In the 17th century, a man by the name Waichi Sugiyama wanted to make this procedure painless for the patient so he developed insertion tube, a cylindrical tube through a small needle is inserted. Believe it or not, this technique is still used today.
Acupuncture, but only reached U.S. in the early 80’s with the establishment of regulatory board called the National Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. As a result, some schools have been built and those who want to become licensed acupuncturists can now implement their profession.
Although it is, there are many people who do not believe in the positive effects of alternative forms of medicine. It was only in 1995 that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration decided to classify the needles used for acupuncture as medical instruments and assured the public that they are both safe and effective.