Medical Acupuncture (cont.)
Medical Author:
Joseph Sciammarella, MD, FACP, FACEP
Joseph Sciammarella, MD, FACP, FACEPDr. Sciammarella graduated from American University of the Caribbean in June, 1985. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine, and the American Board of Emergency Medicine and has practiced Emergency Medicine for 19 years. Medical Editor:
Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, Chief Medical Editor
Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, Chief Medical EditorMelissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, is a U.S. board-certified Anatomic Pathologist with subspecialty training in the fields of Experimental and Molecular Pathology. Dr. Stöppler's educational background includes a BA with Highest Distinction from the University of Virginia and an MD from the University of North Carolina. She completed residency training in Anatomic Pathology at Georgetown University followed by subspecialty fellowship training in molecular diagnostics and experimental pathology. IN THIS ARTICLE
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Media type: Illustration Media file 2: According to traditional Chinese medicine, Qi flows throughout the body along channels or meridians. 
Media type: Photo Media file 3: An acupuncture needle placed in the 4th Large Intestine meridian point (LI4). 
Media type: Photo Media file 4: Modern acupuncture needles come in various lengths and gauges of width. 
Media type: Photo Media file 5: An acupuncture needle is shown next to a standard syringe and needle used for injecting medication. Compare the hollow needle with its beveled, cutting-edge tip, with the solid shaft of the acupuncture needle, which has a finely tapered tip. 
Media type: Photo Media file 6: Acupuncture needles are so thin that they can fit within the lumen of a standard blood-drawing needle. 
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