Acupuncture

Acupuncture is a form of alternative medicine and a component of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) in which thin needles are inserted into the body. Acupuncture is a pseudoscience; the theories and practices of TCM are not based on scientific knowledge, and it has been characterized as quackery.

form of alternative medicine in which local suction is created on the skin

260px|thumbnail|Acupuncture point HéGŭ L.I. 4|LI-4 (Hegu), known in Chinese as 合谷 (hégǔ)

Shiatsu ( ; ) is a form of Japanese bodywork based on concepts in traditional Chinese medicine such as qi meridians. Having been popularized in the twentieth century by Tokujiro Namikoshi (1905–2000), shiatsu derives from the older Japanese massage modality called anma.

life-energy path in traditional Chinese medicine

Auriculotherapy (also auricular therapy, ear acupuncture, and auriculoacupuncture) is a form of alternative medicine based on the idea that the ear is a micro system and an external organ, which reflects the entire body, represented on the auricle, the outer portion of the ear. Conditions affecting the person's physical, mental, or emotional health are assumed to be treatable by stimulating the surface of the ear exclusively. Similar mappings are used by several modalities, including the practices of reflexology and iridology. These mappings are not based on or supported by any medical or scie

purported organ in Traditional Chinese medicine

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type of ear piercing

Electroacupuncture is a form of acupuncture where a small electric current is passed between pairs of acupuncture needles.