Numerous ancient texts have given many hints for treating problems which previously had not responded to treatment. As one reads the ancient texts, it becomes apparent that at some great time in the past, the ancient Chinese had a most profound understanding of the laws of nature, the causes of disease, and the life force which animates living things. Only recently have modern physicists come to understand the fact that invisible vibration and matter are not two separate items, but are actually at their fundamental level the same, that is . . . This modern concept is mentioned matter of factly in the Nei Ching, a Chinese medical philosophy book written about five thousand years ago. The true practice of acupuncture is based on the idea of activating and balancing the chi which in turn brings about a change in the physical body.
Acupuncture is a treatment form which works specifically on the chi energy.
The chi circulates within channels or pathways which are called meridians. There are 14 major meridians and another 57 secondary meridians in the complete network. Along the superficial course of the 14 major meridians are the acupuncture points which are like small dots. The acupuncture points, when stimulated by needle, heat, or pressure, affect a change in the chi and thus produce predictable physiological effects. Basically, acupuncture works via the meridians and their points.