Developed over thousands of years in China, acupuncture (literally 'needle piercing') seeks to exploit the body's natural, although invisible, energy channels to bring about or accelerate healing and well-being. This energy is becoming increasingly recognized, or indeed "rediscovered", now that it has shaken off its "mystical" and "occult" connotations from earlier times.
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