About Acupuncture
The Experience of Acupuncture
Does it hurt? That is probably the most common question in people's minds, whether they ask it or not. Some people are quite nervous of needles, others are not terribly worried about them. Acupuncture needles are extremely fine, especially compared to the hypodermic ...
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The Tradition of Acupuncture
Acupuncture involves the insertion of very fine needles at specific points in the body. This rather strange practice was uniquely developed in China about 2000 years ago, and all present-day schools of acupuncture (and there are many), trace their development directly from this historic instance. Many of the other treatment modalities ...
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Scientific Research on Acupuncture
Anyone who provides treatment to patients for symptoms such as pain, nausea, sinus congestion, etc, has a burden of proof to meet. The most important burden of proof is that the treatment is safe - bearing in mind the medical ethical dictum, "first, do no harm." On this score...
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Scotlyn Sabean, Lic. Ac., MAPFA
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