According to Sun, Li, Liu, Zhang, Mei, and Yang (2013), acupuncture is based on the belief that energy, which the Chinese call Qi (pronounced "Chee") ), circulates the body's meridians in the same way that blood circulates. They stated that the diagram of the meridian system resembles that of our circulatory and nervous systems and that when the flow of energy is blocked, inequality is created, leading to pain or illness. According to them, acupuncturists stimulate a number of specific points on the body to restore balance and energy flow along the meridians mentioned above and have found that manipulating various locations on the body can relieve pain or discomfort. tension in an entirely different part of the body. . The usual method is to pierce the skin with a long, thin needle, but acupuncturists can also stimulate acupuncture points with sharp, precise finger pressure (Sun et al, 2013). Although most practitioners of modern medicine do not truly understand the concept of Qi and how it works, there are certainly a number of indications that acupuncture can affect the release of a variety of different chemicals into the body. body, helping to relieve stress and pain. According to Adams and Lien (2013), research has