Acupuncture therapy has become popular in Europe and has been used in many countries

Business Club May 12th Acupuncture was an ancient Chinese medicine that was born in China thousands of years ago. This special treatment method “from outside the country” has now become popular in many countries.

Germany is a country with a very developed culture. The overall quality of people is high and they have a lot of knowledge about the culture of the East. Therefore, they generally welcome the ancient Chinese acupuncture treatment. In Germany, acupuncture therapy involves various subjects such as internal and external, women, and children. In addition to emergency surgery, most diseases can be treated with acupuncture. Such as cervical spondylosis, facial paralysis, herpes zoster, angina pectoris, Meniere's syndrome, cerebrovascular accident, schizophrenia, angioneurotic headache, trigeminal neuralgia, intractable rubella, hypertension, insomnia, autonomic dysfunction Etc., for asthma, allergic rhinitis, dermatitis, deafness, tinnitus, urticaria, dysmenorrhea, infertility, acute and chronic gastritis, enteritis, pharyngitis, stroke and depression, menopausal syndrome, weight loss, smoking cessation, etc. Like to use acupuncture treatment. Among the diseases treated by acupuncture, allergic diseases (allergic rhinitis, asthma), headaches, and tinnitus are predominant, which may be related to the work stress, fast pace of life, and social pressure of Germans. According to relevant statistics of the German health department, Germany has more than 2 million people receiving treatment every year. About 50,000 doctors use Chinese medicine, especially acupuncture for treatment, accounting for about 1/6 of the total number of doctors in Germany. At present, many universities in Germany have set up acupuncture and moxibustion working groups, acupuncture associations, and acupuncture training points.

The development of Chinese medicine in France is also based on acupuncture. The Americans did not discover the magic of acupuncture until 1972 when Nixon visited China. The French used acupuncture for the first time. French doctors competed for acupuncture and more than 2,000 people learned acupuncture therapy each year in the 1980s. In 1989, the establishment of a university acupuncture degree (DIU) marked the recognition of acupuncture by the French academic community; in 1996, Paris opened its first hospital for traditional Chinese medicine, which was initiated by the Ministry of Health of China and France under the initiative of the European Union. The Community and UNESCO were established under the auspices of the World Health Organization and named “European First Hospital”. The goal was to establish a Chinese medicine center that integrates medical treatment, teaching, and scientific research into acupuncture and massage. Medicine, Qigong, and dietetics are the main contents for treatment and research.

The development of the acupuncture industry in the United Kingdom began in the 1960s. At that time, some Britons went to Beijing, China and other places for short-term visits and studies, and initially mastered the basic acupuncture techniques. After returning home, they set up acupuncture clinics in London and other places, and later opened small-scale private acupuncture schools. In the past 10 years or more, Chinese medicine has undergone a process of rising and climax in the UK, followed by steady development. Due to the participation and influence of Chinese medicine, the British acupuncture practitioners have developed into the second complementary medicine team next to the Western-style orthopedic therapy. Nowadays, British medicine clinics in almost all British cities.