Our bodies run on energy. The well being of our bodies depends on a proper balance of energy to its various functions. When energy flows freely and evenly to all parts of our body, we experience vitality, aliveness, and well being. When blocks in the energy flow occur due to various sources of stress, imbalances develop where some areas have too much energy and others do not have enough. Many problems with body structural and muscular pains, including limited range of motion, and also some functional problems, are associated with energy imbalances. Problems with coordination, reading, writing, memory blocks, dyslexia, etc., reflect a problem with the brain energy balance. Correcting these energy imbalances can often provide considerable relief. The body energy flows are controlled by the meridian system, discovered thousands of years ago by Chinese acupuncturists, who maintained the well being of their patients. They were able to map out an extensive system of meridians and acupuncture points that extended over the surface of the entire body. Acupuncture points are located along the meridians and represent the locations where the meridian energy flows are modulated and controlled. The successful use of acupuncture for a very long period of time in the Orient and more recently in this country attests empirically to the function and location of the meridians. Modern scientists have observed meridians and acupuncture points using radioactive tracers, electrical measuring devices, and careful histological examination under the microscope and have found them to be located exactly as described by the traditional acupuncturist. Further examination has shown that meridians are minute ductles that transport fluids containing DNA, RNA, amino acids, hormones, and many other substances at generally higher levels than found in the bloodstream. (See pages 122 -124 in "Vibrational Medicine" by Richard Gerber, M.D.) Every muscle and organ in the body is associated with a meridian. If there is an energy imbalance within a muscle or organ, there will be a corresponding energy imbalance in the associated meridian. And conversely, if there is an energy imbalance in a particular meridian, there will be a corresponding energy imbalance in one or more of the muscles and organs associated with that meridian. The meridians are intricately inter-connected so that an energy imbalance in one meridian can affect the energy balance of the entire meridian system and thus the energy balance for the entire body. This is why we look at the body as a whole when we are balancing body energies, rather than looking solely at the particular muscle or organ that appears to be the problem. Many techniques for balancing body energy have been discovered and used with success. Often these techniques make use of reflexes; that is, they create a change in energy balance by touching, pressing, or massaging places on the body remote from the apparent location of the problem. Visit http://www.Lovinglife.org for tips and tools for stress management and pain management. Visit my blog at http://www.lovinglifehealth.org Elizabeth Barhydt is a Muscle-Brain Specialist