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This is what I do for a living: Acupuncture is an ancient Chinese system of healthcare, it involves placing very fine, filiform needles through the skin at specific points on the body  to alleviate pain, improve recovery rates and increase resistance to disease. It has been practiced by the Chinese and other Eastern cultures for thousands of years and may be used to treat a wide variety of illnesses. The World Health Organization lists 200 medical conditions that could benefit from the use of acupuncture Cupping is one of the techniques of Traditional Chinese Medicine. It involves placing cups on the skin to create suction. The suction and negative pressure provided by cupping can loosen muscles, encourage blood flow, and sedate the nervous system. Cupping is used to relieve back and neck pains, stiff muscles, anxiety, fatigue, migraines, rheumatism, and even cellulite. Chinese herbal medicine is part of a larger healing system called Traditional Chinese Medicine; it uses plants and na