文档介绍：Have you ever experienced an acupuncture treatment?
different kinds of needles used in the past
the magic needles
Fast reading:
Scan the text and find which of the
following topics is not mentioned:
history past uses current uses
benefits acceptance in the West
disadvantages
________of Chinese acupuncture
(magic needles)
began—the Stone Age
be __________——2,000
years ago
Para1
bian
history
developed
Careful reading:
Paras 2-3
The ______________of Chinese acupuncture
______ needles
_____ needles
make holes
on ______ areas
put needles into the skin at certain _____
365 acupuncture points
about 2,000
acupuncture points
development
stone
metal
swollen
points
Paras 4-6
First ask the patient’s medical history and lifestyle. then look at the color of the patient’s skin and tongue, listen to his breathing and check his pulses.
1. How does an acupuncturist examine a patient?
2. How many pulses are there and what are they connected with?
There’re twelve different pulses, six on each wrist. Every one is connected with a major body organ or function of an organ.
3. Why will an acupuncturist check pulses?
This will help him/her find out which energy channel doesn’t have enough energy.