The Theory behind Acupuncture Points
Acupuncture points used for treatment may or may not be in the same body region as the symptom. The traditional Chinese medicinal theory is that the selection of these points is based on the fact that they stimulate the meridian system and bring relief to ailments by rebalancing the yin and yang in our body and regulating the flow of chi.
Body acupuncture points are located by using a unit of measure called the "cun", calculated in accordance with the proportional distances from various landmarks on the body. Acupuncture points are determined by these landmark points.
These anatomical landmarks are determined by palpation, by which we mean the ability to diagnose illness by touch. There are some 400 acupuncture points recognized by the World Health Organization on the meridians.
Continued in acupuncture points theory part II