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Originally Posted by SYZ
A few years ago my GP sent me to a Chinese-trained Aussie acupuncturist for my N-24 sleep dysfunction. I had 12 consultations; needles in back of knees, inside both wrists, and top of both feet.
Result? Absolute waste of time, although the acupuncturist did warn me that it may not work, and that he couldn't personally guarantee any positive results at all. Since then, I've done some detailed research about the efficacy of acupuncture, and the results were disappointing.
Briefly, according to the US National Council Against Health fraud (NCAHF):
NCAHF believes:
- Acupuncture is an unproven modality of treatment;
- Its theory and practice are based on primitive and fanciful concepts of health and disease that bear no relationship to present scientific knowledge;
- Research during the past 20 years has failed to demonstrate that acupuncture is effective against any disease;
- Perceived effects of acupuncture are probably due to a combination of expectation, suggestion, counter-irritation, operant conditioning, and other psychological mechanisms;
- The use of acupuncture should be restricted to appropriate research settings;
- Insurance companies should not be required by law to cover acupuncture treatment; and
- Licensure of lay acupuncturists should be phased out.
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I've had acupuncture aswell over the years......for a few diff things......the only thing that made any diff at all was relief of muscle pain in my back! But in theory, the needles are only doing exactly what a good deep tissue massage does. They trigger the nerves to release tension in the muscles!
As you point out....so much of it is people mentally convincing themselves it's working. Not a fan of anything soo hit an miss!