Malaysia 21st century now a days is well known to have vast variaty of treatments. Alternative treatment, modern treatment, natural treatment, acupuncture treatment, herbal treatment, TCM treatment, etc are available in most part of Malaysia.
Beside modern medicine, of the others mostly TCM and acupuncture have been the most popular.
Acupuncture is one of medical treatments that originating from China since 5000 years ago. It is the oldest healing system in the world and also a technique that uses fine needles to puncture the acupuncture points on human body. The purpose of acupuncture treatment is to influence the physiological functioning of the body. Many people agree that acupuncture is the best technique to prevent and to treat diseases. Until now, acupuncture treatment technique becomes popular in the whole world.
There are about 390 acupuncture points on one's body. They are all located along 12 pathways in the body called meridians which is said a 'Qi' (vital energy) flows. The needles are placed at the specific acupuncture points which are along the meridians to cure disease or to relieve pains with no or little discomfort.
Acupuncture spread from China to Japan, Korea, Vietnam and then throughout East Asia. Portuguese missionaries were some of the first to introduce acupuncture technique to the West in the 16th century while Vietnam introducing this medical acupunctures technique to the Europe.
