While the exact mechanisms are not yet fully understood, acupuncture has proved itself to be clinically effective for a variety of health conditions. It is highly effective in the treatment of pain, and in China it is even sometimes substituted for anesthesia during surgery. These powerful effects highlight the significant physiological effects of acupuncture treatment. Further research is undergoing investigation to determine the clinical effectiveness of acupuncture for other conditions.

Atoms must always stay in balance so an extra electron is in turn pushed off from atom to atom in a continuous flow of electrons in a negative to positive direction as the circuit tries to balance itself out. Electrons will not flow in an open circuit; there must always be a return path to the source of the signal or energy.

Hypertension Apparatus, finals and Rehabilitation Medicomat. Finding your maximum heart rate will help you set up your target heart rate making your training more efficient. Exercise physiologists and clinicians recommend 70 – 85 % of an individual’s maximum heart rate. When you start exercising, try to achieve around a rate of 70% of your maximum heart rate.

Within the model of Five Phases, each element is associated with an organ. Wood is associated with the liver, fire with the heart, earth with the spleen-pancreas-stomach, metal with the lungs, and water with the kidneys.

Why should I worry about bruises, sprains and strains? It is the view of Chinese Medicine that unattended bruises form lumps under the skin. They may go unnoticed, but they are palpable. They may be round bumps or flat leathery or patches. From the Western point of view, such bumps are the result of increased connective tissue buildup (fibrosis) in the area, localized water retention, edema, or waste material such as blood clots which have yet to be broken down and eliminated. From the Chinese point of view, all such conditions are stagnation of either Qi or blood.