Acupuncture is a medical therapy that involves the insertion of extremely thin needles into specific points on the body to effect a beneficial change in a person’s overall health.
The origins of acupuncture date back to pre-history in China, between 4,000 to 5,000 years ago. In the early stages of the development of acupuncture, bone and stone implements were used as early prototypes of the acupuncture needle. The more formal organization of Traditional Chinese Medical (TCM) theory began in the Zhou dynasty around 3,000 years ago. And has continued unabated to the present day.