To the Chinese, this bioelectric information is called QI
(pronounced chee). QI circulates
throughout the body along well-defined pathways called acupuncture meridians.
Points on the skin along these pathways are electrically and photo-voltaically
connected to specific organs, body structures, and systems.
If this energy circulation becomes imbalanced or
disrupted, optimum function is affected, resulting in pain and illness. In
acupuncture, these points are manipulated to restore the bioelectric and
photoconductive information processing system to balance and to mobilize the
body's innate healing powers.
Acupuncture can also be of great benefit in prevention
and health maintenance by finding and correcting imbalances in the energy
system long before they appear in the body as disease or dysfunction.
