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Austria and Northern Italy. Of interest in our
story is that he seemed to have had tatooed
points on his body,
some of which on
specific acupuncture
points. In his
belongings were also
sharp arrowheads,
which may have been used as a type of
acupuncture needles.
China
This is how the story goes:
“The origin of acupuncture is shrouded in
antiquity.
Legend has it, that thousands of years ago a
Chinese soldier developed a stiff and painful
shoulder, what we would now call a frozen
shoulder. He went to his doctor who despite
his best efforts could not help him. So, the
soldier gradually accepted the idea of living
with the pain.
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