For thousands of years, people in Korea, China, Japan, Vietnam, and Taiwan have been utilizing these acupuncture points to treat various ailments, and this practice continues to thrive today. The only way to refute its efficacy is to examine your body and confirm the absence of inherent acupuncture points. — YiRu Li
Acupuncture is effective — YiRu Li
individuals in various environments require distinct treatments. The practice of using 'Poison' to treat patients indeed originated from the West. — YiRu Li
Therefore, the wise healer combines various methods of treatment, tailoring each to its suitability. The diverse methods of treatment all lead to recovery because understanding the condition of the illness is the key to effective treatment. — YiRu Li
Acupuncture doesn't work for almost anything other than mild pain (and, given its prevalence in media, placebo). — AmadeusD
For some reason, you are rejecting all Western medical notions, by the sound of it. — AmadeusD
I tried acupuncture 3 times via well regarded practitioners here (back pain). Useless. — Tom Storm
Correct! — YiRu Li
However, when we opt for Chinese medicine, Chinese doctors emphasize the importance of thinking and communicating strictly within the framework of Chinese medicine theory for optimal utilization. — YiRu Li
as the two theories are fundamentally different — YiRu Li
It's essential to identify the origin of the pain to determine whether acupuncture, herbs, Qigong, philosophy or a combination of everything would be the most effective approach. — YiRu Li
I've had a cousin who saw acupuncture in a favorable, presumably productive light. — Outlander
The proper justification for a scientific claim is that the methodology used is consistent with the scientific method. — Hanover
Suffice to say I think your position is devoid of anything resembling evidence or support (and I've been through the lit. on acupuncture - it has also been explicated in this thread to your position on that is false). — AmadeusD
I know anecdote isn’t proof but no one I know who has tried it for anything serious finds it does not work. — Tom Storm
Every time I see this thread I want to make a joke about FOIL and PEMDAS being the correct way to solve inequalities. — Count Timothy von Icarus
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