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snooper2

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20. Watch this video, (Warning, not for the weak stomach types)

Reply to NV Whino (Reply #1)

Tue Jul 9, 2013, 11:50 AM

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Acupuncture: Small risks versus no benefit [View all] SidDithers Jul 2013 OP

I find it difficult to believe that an accupunture needle could pierce the lung NV Whino Jul 2013 #1

That wasn't the finding of the Ontario Court... SidDithers Jul 2013 #3

The needles are 2" long NV Whino Jul 2013 #18

Watch this video, (Warning, not for the weak stomach types) snooper2 Jul 2013 #20

This is why most states regulate to those physicians (and veterinarians) who go on to receive hlthe2b Jul 2013 #2

So what's the science that tells an accupuncturist... SidDithers Jul 2013 #5

I won't be insulted, Sid.. I indicated this person didn't know basic anatomy. hlthe2b Jul 2013 #8

I read a study that determined pscot Jul 2013 #4

Not really "random". Hell Hath No Fury Jul 2013 #15

I have no idea how it works but I know 4 people who quit smoking from acupuncture. JaneyVee Jul 2013 #6

and I know a guy who finally quit smoking after hypnosis SCantiGOP Jul 2013 #9

The cashectomy effect pscot Jul 2013 #13

I, my wife and 6 other friends quit after laser treatment kysrsoze Jul 2013 #31

lost track of how many times G_j Jul 2013 #7

True, but idiots still have the needles stuck in them so the cause continues. 1-Old-Man Jul 2013 #12

one story G_j Jul 2013 #16

That massage therapist had - Hell Hath No Fury Jul 2013 #10

The Science-Based Medicine Blog is a great resource as well. longship Jul 2013 #11

Yup... SidDithers Jul 2013 #14

And yet your story is about a massage threapist practicing medicine illegally, or it would be here Bluenorthwest Jul 2013 #17

Thanks for the link. Iggo Jul 2013 #30

The Nationl Institutes of Health (NIH) concludes differently: hlthe2b Jul 2013 #19

Well NCCAM concludes differently... SidDithers Jul 2013 #23

NCCAM is one of the Insitutes of NIH... Educate yourself, SID, please hlthe2b Jul 2013 #26

And what about the Journal for the AMA grantcart Jul 2013 #33

I have type II CRPS cali Jul 2013 #34

The most important sentence zipplewrath Jul 2013 #35

I am a very satisfied person using acupuncture on several occasions and would continue with the Thinkingabout Jul 2013 #21

Acupuncture helped my brain and energy flow. ananda Jul 2013 #22

You might fool people but it does not work that way with little pups. Thinkingabout Jul 2013 #24

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

My wife is a Tradition Chinese Medicine practitioner agent46 Jul 2013 #28

It hasn't developed over the centuries. HuckleB Oct 2013 #38

Thanks for this link agent46 Oct 2013 #39

I gripe about homeopathy I see in drugstores, Sid, you gripe about acupuncture. Archae Jul 2013 #29

None of them work. That's the bottom line. HuckleB Oct 2013 #36

On the other hand acupuncture helped me lose 23 pounds LiberalEsto Jul 2013 #32

It's all a big placebo. HuckleB Oct 2013 #37