Do you suffer from chronic pain? Maybe acupuncture is just what the doctor ordered. Millions of people say that acupuncture has alleviated their suffering and boosted their bodies, but others insist that it's more rooted in belief than scientific fact. Is acupuncture really the cure for what ails you, or does it only turn you into a human pincushion?
American Association of Acupuncture...
If you had a severe case of tennis elbow, and you went to see an oriental medicine practitioner and he stuck needles in you and you didn’t get better, would you ever go back to see him again? Probably not.
1.3 billion Chinese are hard to argue with. The system of healing would not last over 5000 years if it weren’t effective. 100% of my practice is referral. If I don’t have good, solid, measurable results with my patients, they won’t tell their friends, families and colleagues, and I wouldn’t have a successful practice. There are over 20,000 practicing acupuncturists in this country, and the number is increasing every year. Acupuncture is integrated in hospitals in the United Kingdom, France and Germany as well as Korea, China, Japan and countless other countries. Most of the major health insurance companies in America cover acupuncture services. Actuarians are statisticians employed by insurance companies and they correlate data to reach conclusions such as “It takes an average of 6 acupuncture treatments to solve cluster headaches in an adult population between 35 and 50 years old.” If the statisticians found that other forms of health management were more effective or less costly than acupuncture, there would be no coverage in their plans.
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