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"From an Eastern perspective,acupuncture can be understood as the means of balancing the yin and yang of the body, as well as opening up and balancing the channels that run through the body, and balancing the chi - the life force that flows through the body," added Jacob Wenger, a licensed acupuncturist who plies his trade at Laprise Chiropractic & Wellness Center in Springfield. "Every time someone asks me questions about acupuncture, I tailor my answers to their personal background and what they're coming in for," she said, noting that the four most common complaints are body pain, stress, digestive problems, and women's issues, such as premenstrual syndrome, menopause, and infertility.
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Chi - the traditional Chinese concept of a life force or energy - isn't an easy concept to explain. Debra Rusenko needed a growl and a resigned sigh to describe it.
"If you're driving down the highway and someone cuts you off, you go, 'grrrrr,' she said. "And at the end of a long day, you're tired, you cook dinner, then later you see the dinner dishes and go, 'uuuhhh.' You want to balance...See the full content of this document
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