CM 817 - Physiology of Acupuncture

Credit(s): 1.00

This course reviews the current scientific literature on how acupuncture exerts its effects, and relates the physiological mechanisms of acupuncture action to both the classics and everyday clinical practice. Attention will be paid to acupuncture point and meridian structure, as it holds the key to one of the most effective means of practice, and provides insight into how acupuncture is likely to have been discovered and developed. Students learn several practical methods related the topics covered. They also gain a better understanding of the biological utility of acupuncture network components, and explore why the physiological mechanisms underlying acupuncture action have been preserved in almost every genera of animal life for over 200 million years of evolution.