Acupuncture is energy medicine. I look at energy medicine as a complement to other approaches to medical care, addressing physical illness and emotional problems, and can also promote peak performances. There is article by Dr. Oz that says,"In therapies involving this form of medicine, believed that health is determined by the overall flow and balance of a person's vital life force energy. Imbalances or blockages in the natural flow of the subtle energy fields in the body cause illness." Energy Medicine deals with electromagnetic fields generated by the body. Even though we are not able to describe or measure the morphogenic fields, they exist. Regardless if acupuncture is considered Energy Medicine, it is certainly effective for countless conditions.
I believe that human intent may affect someone's health. Human intent is related to skill as well--if a western practitioner is highly skilled and has a bad attitude, it will eventually affect his work. If a practitioner has good intentions and is earnest with their work, the patient is comforted and I believe the healing process has already started. I have read that in some community acupuncture centers, the acupuncturist may place needles on a patient surrounding an area of pain, ignoring the actual meridian sites. He reported very positive results. The article we read in class, "Traditional Chinese acupuncture May Have No Point" could be misinterpreted. I believed it to be an article in favor for acupuncture even though they said that randomly placed needles were just as effective as "real" treatments. Granted that this was a very brief, non scientifically written article, I am happy that most of the patients responded well to the treatments. A college professor told me that playing violin is nothing if there is no intention and a gathering of energy right before producing any sound. As a future acupuncturist, I hope to be present and attentive to my patients. It is a pretty simple concept, and I believe that this is the first step in healing.
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