Acustimulation is different than acupuncture. However, it uses Chinese acupuncture theory to locate points on the body where electrical stimulation, is applied to reduce certain symptoms. Nausea and vomiting are believed to be the result of a disturbance in the normal nerve impulses passing between the brain and stomach. Acustimulation uses a mild electrical current at the wrist to restore normal signals between the brain and stomach, thus reducing nausea and vomiting. Western science explains acustimulation in terms of the nervous system rather than the circulation of chi, which is the basis of Chinese acupuncture theory. However, the chi pathways ("meridians") have certain parallels with the nervous system. This makes it possible to use acupuncture points to identify locations where electrical stimulation may influence certain responses of the nervous system.
