Another question is whether these studies show that any doctor can provide acupuncture services without training in TCM. All your doctor needs to do is insert the needles randomly. In fact, pressing with a toothpick may be enough to cause the placebo effect associated with sham acupuncture.
Finally, how much would you pay for the "service", knowing what you do from the literature?
>All your doctor needs to do is insert the needles randomly.
be careful with random acupuncture points ...
"If a woman in China is pregnant with a second child, or in numerous cases, if the couple knows the first pregnancy is a girl, the couple will go to the medical clinic for an abortion. One common method of abortion is simply to use strong acupuncture point stimulation of San Yin Chiao (SP6) in conjunction with He Gu (LI4). The abortion is generally realized within 24 hours."http://www.dynamicchiropractic.com/mpacms/dc/article.php?id=...
Finally, how much would you pay for the "service", knowing what you do from the literature?