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 along meridians in the body in the same way blood flows. They stated that the diagram of the meridian system is similar to that of our circulatory and nervous systems and when the flow of energy is blocked, an inequality is created that causes pain or disease. According to them, acupuncturists stimulate a number of specific points on the body to restore proper balance and energy flow along the aforementioned meridians and have found that by manipulating various points on the body one can relieve pain or tension in a completely different section of the body. body. . Piercing the skin with a long, thin needle is the usual method, but acupuncturists can also stimulate acupuncture points with sharp, precise finger pressure (Sun et al, 2013). Although most modern medical practitioners do not truly understand the concept of Qi and how it works, there are certainly a number of indications that acupuncture can influence the release of a variety of different chemicals in the body, helping to relieve stress and the pain. According to Adams and Lien (2013), research has