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Acupuncture is an ancient Chinese medical treatment that involves placing needles into a person’s skin at specific points to trigger healing. Though many people in America think getting poked with needles doesn’t sound like it will cure a cold, more and more people are trying, and liking, acupuncture. Slowly, the Western medical community is beginning to see that acupuncture is a legitimate treatment for a wide variety of symptoms.
Most people are understandably nervous about being pricked with needles. Shots are no fun, and being jabbed with needles is no fun. It is important to remember that, with acupuncture, the needles are extremely thin. Hypodermic needles used for injections like the flu shot are much thicker because the liquid of the vaccine needs to flow through the needle. Acupuncture needles are solid, and because no liquid goes through them, they can be almost as thin as a hair. Being pricked with such a thin needle does not hurt much, if at all, though it can feel like there is some pressure at the needle point.
The basic understanding of Chinese medicine is that energy in our bodies flows through certain channels, called meridians. For one reason or another, the energy in these channels can become blocked, causing sickness. Placing the needles in specific points helps to stimulate the energy flowing through the meridians, clearing away the blockages. During treatment, patients usually lie on their backs while the acupuncturist inserts needles into certain points on the hands, arms, feet, legs, ears, and even the face. Once the needles have been inserted, the patient is often left to relax for 30 minutes or longer to allow the needles to do their work. It is not uncommon for the patient to fall asleep during this time, even with a dozen needles sticking out of his or her body! There's nothing like a nap at the doctor's office!
In addition to the needles, acupuncture patients are often treated with herbs. These herbs can be either in the form of tea or pills. The herbs are used to balance the body and are all naturally-occurring plants. Unlike many Western medications, herbs are not addictive and do not cause the body to feel altered.
Acupuncture is relatively new in places like the United States. Many people, including doctors, do not believe that acupuncture does anything to make people healthier. But, because more and more people are trying it and feeling better, acupuncture is growing in popularity and becoming more widely accepted.
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Which of these best summarizes the passage?
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Acupuncture uses needles to stimulate energy in meridians. Sickness occurs when energy in meridians becomes blocked.
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Acupuncture is a Chinese medical treatment. It uses herbs and needles placed in the skin to treat many types of sickness.
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Acupuncture is a Chinese medical treatment that uses needles and herbs. It is becoming more accepted in the West.
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Acupuncture is not considered a legitimate treatment by many in the West, including doctors. Slowly, it is becoming more accepted.

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