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Wat is acupunctuur

Wat is acupunctuur?

Acupunctuur is een behandelmethode binnen de traditionele Chinese geneeskunde. Hierbij worden zeer dunne naalden op specifieke punten in de huid geplaatst om het lichaam te prikkelen tot herstel. De techniek bestaat al duizenden jaren en wordt wereldwijd toegepast als aanvullende of alternatieve therapie bij uiteenlopende klachten.

Historische achtergrond

De eerste beschrijvingen van acupunctuur stammen uit oude Chinese medische teksten, zoals de Huangdi Neijing uit ongeveer 200 v.Chr. In deze geschriften wordt het menselijk lichaam gezien als een netwerk van energiebanen, meridianen genoemd. Langs deze banen bevinden zich punten waar de levensenergie, in het Chinees ‘qi’, toegankelijk is. Prikkeling van deze punten met naalden zou een verstoorde energiestroom weer in balans brengen.

De basisprincipes van acupunctuur

1. Meridianen

Volgens de traditionele opvatting lopen er twaalf hoofdmeridianen door het lichaam, corresponderend met organen en fysiologische systemen.

2. Acupunctuurpunten

Er zijn meer dan 350 erkende punten. Elk punt heeft een specifieke therapeutische werking.

3. Naaldtechniek

De therapeut kiest punten op basis van een diagnose die zowel tong- als polsinspectie kan omvatten. Naalden blijven gewoonlijk enkele minuten tot een half uur zitten.

Acupunctuur combineert een eeuwenoude theorie met hedendaagse inzichten in pijnfysiologie en neuro-endocriene regulatie. Hoewel niet alle claims wetenschappelijk zijn onderbouwd, bestaat er groeiend bewijs voor effectiviteit bij diverse pijn- en spanningsgerelateerde klachten.