Very fine, sterile needles are then inserted into specific points in the body to stimulate the body’s own healing response. Although it is thought to have originally evolved in China, acupuncture has been practiced in many different cultures and countries of the world, including Europe, over hundreds of years and possibly even longer. The first recorded use of acupuncture in Britain was as early as the 17th Century when Jesuit missionaries , and various medical officers employed by the Dutch East Indies Company returned from China and Japan.
