by AlgoritzRR | Dec 25, 2016 | Acupuncture, Articles, Blog, Featured Article, News, Small Animal, Veterinary, You Asked
The Chinese word “qi”, or “chi”, literally means “air” or “breath” – not energy. The notion that acupuncture moves energy arose from a mistranslation of qi into the word energy in the early 20th century.
by Ben Renner | Sep 12, 2015 | Acupuncture, Articles
Acupuncture complications occur rarely but do happen.[1] [2] Reviews of risks in humans point disdainfully to permanent needle embedding, stating, “Despite the fact that such Japanese techniques involving permanent needle retention are neither taught nor practiced...