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In reply to the discussion: Acupuncture: Small risks versus no benefit [View all]SCantiGOP
(13,869 posts)9. and I know a guy who finally quit smoking after hypnosis
He said the only reason it worked is he felt like a damned fool for spending several hundred dollars on something that didn't work, and he would have felt worse had he not quit smoking.
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I find it difficult to believe that an accupunture needle could pierce the lung
NV Whino
Jul 2013
#1
This is why most states regulate to those physicians (and veterinarians) who go on to receive
hlthe2b
Jul 2013
#2
I have no idea how it works but I know 4 people who quit smoking from acupuncture.
JaneyVee
Jul 2013
#6
True, but idiots still have the needles stuck in them so the cause continues.
1-Old-Man
Jul 2013
#12
And yet your story is about a massage threapist practicing medicine illegally, or it would be here
Bluenorthwest
Jul 2013
#17
I am a very satisfied person using acupuncture on several occasions and would continue with the
Thinkingabout
Jul 2013
#21
I get acupuncture because it was recommened to me by a friend who is not just an MD
Bluenorthwest
Jul 2013
#27
Problem is that requirements are not adequate for MTs to do acupuncture. Malpractice is bad, but
uppityperson
Jul 2013
#25