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    needles placed in specific point on the body to release yin (cold) or yang (heat) and create a balance between the two. The treatment can range from cancer, arthritis, or the common cold but, is mainly used for treatment of pain relief. There is also qi and chi which is the flow of energy throughout the body which is something like yin and yang it is all about a balance in the body for healing and good health. Too much on one will create an unbalance in the energy flow in the body and will require

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    E-wiki 1 This article, published in the journal of physiotherapy examines the efficacy of cyclical electrical stimulation through a meta-analysis of data extracted from 16 articles. The aim of using cyclical electrical stimulation is to increase the number of motor units and/or cross sectional area of muscle activated during movement to increase strength (Nascimento et al. 2014). The article is highly relevant to the physiotherapy field, ultimately looking to improve the quality of treatment

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    Hypertension: Western and Traditional Chinese Medicinal Perspective Introduction Uncontrolled high blood pressure, hypertension, is considered to be one of the leading reasons of incapacity or death because of stroke, heart failure, heart attack and kidney failure. High blood pressure has been labeled as "the silent killer" since it frequently happens without the symptoms. Most people have, and need to have blood pressure. Devoid of it, blood cannot mingle through the body. So if it does not

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    Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), known to the Chinese as 中医 (zhōngyī), is directly translated into English as “medicine of China” or “medicine of the middle kingdom.” It is a style of medicine that originated in China as has been used for thousands of years in the origin country as well as its neighboring states (Sun, 2013). To clarify, TCM is not just one herb or treatment, but encompasses a whole range of techniques. Within these techniques include acupuncture, a form of martial art called tàijí

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    harmony and balance. Solutions are to return patients to a previously healthy state using herbal medicine, moxibustion, acupuncture and massage therapy. Moxibustion uses dried plant leaves ignited and held close to the skin to bring about the flow of Qi. The terms caring and curing are used interchangeably and represent the unmistakable mandate that the person as a whole is to be cared for, not only the ailment. In 1907, nursing as a profession made its way to China. This was not received well at

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    thought to move through the entire universe, a divine feminine creative power, sometimes referred to as 'The Great Divine Mother. Concepts similar to Shakti, Chit, and Prana can be found in many cultures; for example, it is Prana or vital air in yoga, Qi (Chi or Ch’i) in Chinese culture, Mana in Hawaiian culture, Lüng in Tibetan Buddhism, Ruah in Hebrew culture, and Vital Force, or Orgone energy in current Western esoteric philosophy.

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    Brainwave-Meridian Therapy - All-N-One Energy Therapy - Overview: [Read with peaceful, positive and convincing tone] Brainwave-Meridian Therapy (BMT), also called All-In-One Energy Therapy (AET), was invented by Dr. Jason Liu, MD/PhD, a certified alternative medicine practitioner, clinical hypnotherapist, oriental energy healing master, neuroscientist, composer of brainwave sound and five elements energy healing music. BMT or AET, is an integrative East-West Energy Healing art that combines

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    Traditional Chinese medicine has had a broad history and with it even broader applications. It has seen use for over twenty-five thousand years within China's borders and is still being used, researched, and refined in modern times. The concepts of traditional Chinese medicine found it’s basis in the philosophy of Taoism, which focuses on balancing the body with environment to achieve optimum health and sustainability as opposed to treating illness by itself. The emphasis on harmony originates from

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    Chinese Medicine The body can be compared to a road map. Just like interconnections between points of travel in a road map, the body is a direct replica of this kind of structure. The body has invisible energy network paths that connect to every cell, bone, organ, skin centimeter and tendon; in fact everything within the body structure. The interconnections ensure that everything is linked so that nothing is left separate. Other abstract dimensions are also added to this. The conscious and unconscious

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    The Principles of the Yin and Yang The principle of the yin and yang is embedded in all facets of my life. But its operations have taken the subtlest of forms, unfolding through a kind of shy conspiracy, an inner dynamism in the nature of things. Such qualities are inherent in the way Chinese traditions view things, as the web that has no weaver, an intricate and interlaced patterns of relationships of all that there is without a known creator and creation day. It

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