Traditional Acupuncture masters have drawn upon a list of what are called internal and external cause of disease;
EXTERNAL CAUSATIVE FACTORS,
• Humidity
• Dampness
• Dryness
• Fire
• Heat
• Cold
• Wind
INTERNAL CAUSATIVE FACTORS.
• Anger
•Joy
• Worry
• Grief
•Fear
• Anxiety
• Inherent factors.
MISCELLANEOUS FACTORS.
• Toxicity
• Pollution
• Radiation
• Diet / Lifestyle
It can be seen that five element acupuncture tends to work from inside outwards whilst other branches of acupuncture tend to work from outside inwards.
All, if based upon valid principles which chime with what we know of the human being, will be equally effective, meeting as it were in the middle, since both inside and outside have to be in harmony.
The distinction between all these categories must therefore always be blurred, but as broad categories they describe useful differences of emphasis.
