Chinese Medicine / Accupuncture?

I had accupuncture a few years ago. The session also consisted of hot stones and jars with a menthol massage. I was meant to go back for a series of sessions for the full effect. I couldn't afford it at the time but I would definitely go back. The experience was very enjoyable. :)
 
It's quite feasible that a 'placebo' effect can help with things like chronic pain - after all most of the painkillers that are given for chronic pain are basically anti-depressants - so it's perfectly plausible that you can 'think' yourself better as the pain only exists in the mind.
 
not used it, but my dog went through a course of acupuncture, after he lost use of his back legs, couple of vets couldn't find anything wrong, had xrays etc but they said they couldn't find an obvious problem, treated him for a few weeks but nothing helped.

think it was 4/5 treatments and he went from not being able to stand to brand new and running about like a pup :D.
 
Chinese medicine can have a bad image attached to it, but the right knowledge and treatments can work a real treat. I wouldn't recommend just walking into any shop, ask a Chinese friend or friends friend etc to recommend one.
 
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Chinese medicine is a mixture of things that just plain don't work (such as acupuncture - I don't know why people are claiming a "strong" placebo effect, there's no special level of placebo effect involved in it - or 90% of the herbal stuff), a small part which is actively harmful or involves pointless extracts of endangered animals, and a small part which involves actual medicines but techniques for collection and extraction that don't guarantee the dosage.

And, of course, unlike actual medicine none of it is properly tested so you don't know what works and what doesn't.

Save your money.
 
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