Acupuncture practitioners believe the body is electrical with both negative and positive poles. Again, acupuncture strives for balance to promote good health. The ancient Asian practice of acupuncture maintains the flow of energy enriching each acupuncture point. When one thinks of acupuncture; one thinks of needles to the acupuncture point. These steel acupuncture needles are inserted to bring vital energy to the acupuncture point along the meridian.
 
The acupuncture practitioner must first find areas of unbalance, then with acupuncture needles redirect and balance the flow of energy. Acupuncture treatment could require more than one session. Acupuncture practitioners believe once balance is achieved ... the effects are immediate. However, the more treatments the quicker the return to balanced vital energy and well-being.
 
Ancient acupuncture practitioners found 365 acupuncture points, which corresponds to the number of days in a year. These points are located on 14 meridian lines ... one meridian to benefit each of the 12 inner organs and a meridian devoted to the spine (the governing vessel) and finally a meridian found on the midline of the abdomen (the conception vessel).
 
The following outlines where on the meridians acupuncture needles are placed and identified the ailments benefited by acupuncture therapy:
 
Large Intestine Meridian Acupuncture Point
Here an acupuncture needle is placed on the backside of the hand between the thumb and first finger. Objective: to eliminate pain, aid constipation/bowel problems. This acupuncture point also used for head/throat inflammation. Another acupuncture point along this meridian benefits upper body pain, ailments and problems.
 
Lung Meridian:
The needle is placed above the wrist on the inner arm. Objective: to eliminate upper body ailments and problems such as headache, sore throat, stiff neck, cough, asthma and paralysis.
 
Stomach Meridian:
A acupuncture practitioner places the needle on the leg below the knee. Objective: better digestion, nausea, gastralgia and general weakness.
 
Spleen Meridian
Here an acupuncture needle is placed on the inner leg above the ankle.  Objective: hormonal problems and immune ailments. Another acupuncture point along this meridian, just below the knee, benefits urinary diseases and the female reproductive system.
 
Gallbladder Meridian
The acupuncture needle is placed on the base of the skull joining the neck in the back. Objective: to help ailments such as the common cold, influenza, headache/fever and neck problems. This point also lowers high blood pressure and eliminates tension in the eye region. Another acupuncture point along this meridian, on the otter side of the knee, benefits muscle and tendon problems.
 
Liver Meridian
The acupuncture practitioner will place a needle is placed on the top of the foot between the first and second toes. Objective: to balance emotions, reduce chest pain, aid eye problems and headaches and lower high blood pressure. The adjacent acupuncture point on the meridian is associated with benefiting lower abdominal problems.
 
Pericardium Meridian
The acupuncture needle is placed on the inner arm above the wrist. Objective: to aid an array of cardiac ailments including heart palpitation and angina, nausea, spasms and convulsions.
 
Heart Meridian
An acupuncture practitioner will place the needle on the outer side of the wrist. Objective: to benefit a variety of mental disorders such as insomnia, nightmares, hysteria, depression and forgetfulness. This treatment is also helpful for heart ailments and fatigue.
 
Urinary Bladder Meridian
Here an acupuncture needle is placed on the back of the knee. Objective: to eliminate back pain, hip problems, leg pain, abdominal problems, low back pain, weak knees, dizziness, ringing in the ears, and blurred vision, among others.
 
Kidney Meridian
For kidney meridian, the needle is placed behind the inner ankle. Objective: to benefit a host of ailments including sore throat, toothache, deafness, ringing in the ears, asthma and lower back pain among others.
 
Triple Burner Meridian
The acupuncture practitioner places a needle on the outer side of the arm above the wrist. Objective: to treat problems along the channel of the meridian, including fingers, hand, arms, neck, ears, cheek and head.
 
Small Intestine Meridian Acupuncture Point
The acupuncture needle is placed on the side of the hand below the little finger. Objective: to benefit mental disorders, stiffness/pain in the neck, chest/lumbar region, seizures and fevers.
 
Governing Vessel Acupuncture Point
Located at the top of the head, acupuncture is applied for the treatment of head problems, including: headache, vertigo, ringing in the ears, nasal disorders, speech problems. Another meridian located just below the seventh cervical vertebra (shoulder), acupuncture is used to deal with neck and upper back problems, convulsions, cough, asthma and the common cold.
 
Conception Vessel Acupuncture Point
Located below the navel, acupuncture is applied to aid lower abdominal ailments including: urination problems, hernia, menstrual disorders, gynecological infections, postpartum bleeding, and more. This acupuncture point is also helpful in treating fatigue.