Djedi Health

Acupuncture is one of a few types of therapies practiced in Traditional Chinese Medicine. A healing art that has been checked, balanced, tested, retested, checked again, perfected, and repeated for the last 4,500 years. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is rooted in spirituality, evolving over the centuries, depending on the Emperor, sometimes unacknowledging the metaphysical aspect, and at other periods embracing it. One of the core concepts of TCM is it’s focus on the subtle energy life force called Qi (pronounced chee). In other cultures it is also known as Prana, Ki, Mana, the Holy Spirit or in the West, the electrical impulses emitted by the heart and brain.

Qi is said to affect a person’s spiritual, emotional, mental, and physical condition. It flows through and is connected by over 365 different acupuncture points and 14 energetic pathways called Meridians. Acupuncture improves the flow of qi in the meridians and the meridians improve the balance of qi in the internal organs, thus influencing the health of our entire physiological network. One of the most important things to remember in TCM is that when there is a disruption in the flow of qi, disease can result. This manifests as something as mild as a headache or as severe as arthritis. To combat this, TCM uses tools such as acupuncture, massage, nutrition, herbs, meditation, and exercise to help bring restoration to the body; and one of the reasons it’s also known as Holistic Health. Another, because it’s an individualistic medicine, catered to you, specifically for you.

The Western View of Acupuncture sees its principal remediation in helping to regulate the function of the human body and increase its resistance to disease by enhancing the immune system as well as it’s antiphlogistic, analgesic, antispastic, antishock and antiparalytic abilities. The needle induces a microtrauma signaling the brain to send blood cells to the area, aiding in healing the body. Western Medicine is a great resource for emergencies in the sense that it can create pharmaceuticals to treat various illnesses for a generalized demographic of people. But the side effects are a result of the generalization. TCM takes a slightly different approach in that it can give a generalized treatment to start but has the ability to modulate future treatments according to the symptomatology as an illness runs its course. The wisdom of the practitioner in being able to shift during exacerbated or improved symptoms comes from sources that have undergone centuries of trial and error and continue under the same process today. We are lucky to live in an age where our advances in technology and progressive society will allow us to understand this ancient art more and continue to improve it’s wealth of knowledge.