3. 针灸

针灸是针法和灸法的合体。针刺是指在中医理论的指导下把针具（通常指毫针）按照一定的角度刺入患者体内，运用相应手法及配合电波仪器来对人体特定部位进行刺激从而达到治疗疾病的目的。刺入点称为人体腧穴，简称穴位。针灸也是联合国教科文组织认定的人类非物质文化遗产代表作。

ACUPUNCTURE

Acupuncture is a 3000 years old healing technique of Traditional Chinese Medicine, a form of alternative medicine and key component in which thin needles are inserted into the body, most often used to attempt “pain relief”.

Acupuncture is a pseudoscience as its theories and practices are not based on scientific knowledge, even though it has been researched extensively. In 2013, almost 1,500 randomly controlled trials on PubMed (free search engine accessing primarily the MEDICINE database of references and abstracts on life science and biomedical topics) with acupuncture in the title.

Despite without Scientific investigation found for histological or physiological evidence for traditional Chinese concept for “Meridians” and “Acupuncture Points”, acupuncture is heavily practised in China and it is popular in the United States, Australia and Europe. In Switzerland, acupuncture becomes the MOST FREQUENT used alternative medicine since 2004. (Source: Swiss Medical Weekly 143. W13756)

There are at least 28 countries in Europe have professional associations for acupuncturist. In France, the Academic Nationale de Medicine (National Academy of Medicine) has regulated acupuncture since 1955. Acupuncture is widely used in most pain clinics and hospices in the United Kingdom.