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Benefits of acupuncture

Acupuncture and moxibustion treatment is often said to " Get over the Me-byo : 未病 ".

" Me-byo " refers to a state in which, despite being healthy and there being no abnormality in the test results at the hospital. there is a conscious disorder and one does not feel healthy.

“ Me-byo ” does not consider health and illness as two distinct concepts, but instead considers the state of mind and body to change continuously between health and illness. 

Acupuncture is the therapeutic use of pain-related sensations in the human skin.
By touching or pricking the skin with acupuncture needles, the weakened nerve function is stimulated.
The idea is to treat physical disorders by suppressing overexcited functions.

Moxibustion uses temperature-induced sensation, stimulating skin tissue with heat.
Tiny pieces of dead tissue break down and are absorbed through the skin into the blood vessels.
This stimulates and improves the creation of various immune substances in the blood.
At the same time, thermal stimulation improves the functions of the body.

Acupuncture and moxibustion therapy is said to evoke the body's natural healing power, and improve resistance.
It has sufficient applicability not only for the prevention of various diseases, but also for actual treatment, and is understood and studied as a rational treatment method that combines insurance, prevention, and treatment.