Electroacupuncture

A method of acupuncture in which an electrical current is applied to needles inserted in the body in order to produce a combined needle and electrical stimulus.

Electroacupuncture was first reported after the Communist Party assumed power in China, and over recent years has come to be widely used.

Method: Select two suitable acupuncture points, insert needles, and obtain qì. Then wire the needles to the electrical stimulator, and apply a stimulus of appropriate intensity and duration. Then turn off the electrical stimulus and remove the needles. Electroacupuncture can be used in regular body acupuncture, ear acupuncture, head acupuncture, facial acupuncture, and for anesthesia. In patients suffering from heart disease, it is important not to allow the current to pass through the region of the heart.