Home Article Index Books Su Jok Acupuncture by Park, Jae Woo Illustrations of the Meridians from Su Jok Acupuncture Acupuncture has been practiced in ancient China, Korea, Sri Lanka, and other Asian countries for about 3,000 years as a traditional form of medicine.
Acupuncture consists of inserting a very fine needle at specific points in the skin.
Recently other means of stimulating these acupuncture points have evolved, such as laser, electric stimulation, seeds, finger pressure, and so forth. These points are sited near nerve endings which when stimulated transmit electrical impulses via the spinal cord and the brain to the diseased area. The central nervous system controls most processes in the body. Modern research has also shown that the stimulation of certain acupuncture points produces the release of chemical substances from the central nervous and endocrine systems. They are produced naturally by the human body as a mechanism to control pain.