How do we know that acupuncture is 2,500 years old? We have
archeological evidence documenting that fact. What does that
evidence consist of? Stone tablets carved by clinicians or their
scribes, discussing diagnosis, etiology and treatment utilizing
the sophisticated theoretical constructs that made up the OM
system. At that time, some theories were yet to be born, while
others were already well-worn. How do we know acupuncture is
actually more than 2,500 years old? The 2,500-year-old evidence
includes differences of opinion from the great minds of our
profession's ancestors, who disagreed with one another over
clinical cases. The system had to have been in place for
centuries to reflect the degree of sophistication and multiple
points of view found through early archeological evidence.
Besides its historical significance, why is this of any
consequence? Because it demonstrates a very important trend in
our industry, one that has always been there. Simply put, we
disagree and we argue. We represent many persp