针灸 Acupuncture

Acupuncture

As for acupuncture, an acupuncturist usually inserts acupuncture needles at critical points in the human body for multi-medicinal purposes. It is thought that there exists a web of pathways called channels that link all parts of the body and more than 360 acupuncture points are located at these channels. Qi, or vitality,flows through these channels and pass these points to support tissue,  muscles and organs; and when qi is blocked at critical points, the function of tissue,muscles and organs will be weakened. So an acupuncturist inserts acupuncture needles at these points to help qi flow, correct qi imbalances, and raise the level of internal energy.

  至于针灸，针灸师通常在人体的关键点插入针灸针用于多种药物用途。人们认为存在称为通路的网状物。连接身体各部位和超过360个针灸穴位的通道位于这些通道。气，或活力，流过这些通道并通过这些点来支持组织，肌肉和器官;当气在临界点被阻塞时，组织，肌肉和器官的功能将被削弱。因此，针灸师在这些穴位插入针灸针，以帮助气流，纠正气血不平衡，提高内能水平。

Patients have different sensations toward the treatment of acupuncture. They may feel sore, numb, warm and swelling; but many say they feel relaxed when the needle is inserted beneath their skin. Many doctors generally use six to eight needles during treatment most of the times but they may use ten or more needles if two or more symptoms need acupuncture treatment at the same time. Some acupuncturists insert as many as 30 or more needles at the same time.

  患者对针灸的治疗有不同的感觉。他们可能会感到酸痛，麻木，温暖和肿胀;但许多人说，当针插入皮肤下时，他们感到放松。许多医生一般在治疗期间大多数时间使用六到八针，但如果两个或更多症状需要针灸，他们可能会使用十针或更多针 同时治疗。一些针灸师同时插入多达30个或更多的针头。

Generally speaking, each treatment takes 20 to 30 minutes; but this relies on the sensitivity andcondition of the patient as the disease is treated. In short, the success of a treatment depends on the experience and skill of the acupuncturist, on a correct diagnosis of symptom, accuracy in hitting acupuncture points, timing, the depth and angle of insertion and so on.

一般来说，每次治疗需要20至30分钟;但这取决于敏感性和治疗的成功取决于针灸师的经验和技巧，症状的正确诊断，击中穴位的准确性，时间，插入的深度和角度以及治疗的成功程度等。

   ——以上英文来自北京大学出版社 出版的《中国文化》