Re: Tennis Elbow OT

[cpr@musetrap.com]

I've not been reading this thread, so my comment is only based on this 
email.

anecdotally, I've used acupuncture (10 or so times in my life) to  
treat a variety of injury related pains, and, while 9 times out of ten  
I couldn't tell if it actually helped, the last time I used it for a  
really painful shoulder, as the needle went in, I felt a small spasm  
in that shoulder, and it released.

my overall take on receiving healing treatments, regardless of the  
science behind it, is that it's always a crapshoot.. they call a  
doctors business 'a practice' for a reason.. :)

peace
-cpr


Quoting andy butler <akbutler@tiscali.co.uk>:

> Kevin Cheli-Colando wrote:
> > > Main reason acupuncture is not understood is because the "theory" behind it
> > > is total fantasy.
> > > (and also it's claimed to cure almost anything...that's usually
> > > a sure sign that a treatment cures nothing)
> >
> > Wow, that's a pretty hard assessment.  How is it fantasy?
>
> :-)
> good question,
>
> as I understand it, it's based  on the existence meridian lines that  
> are undetectable by any process, and a philosphy of ying and yang  
> that makes some very far fetched assertions.
>
> To say "total" fantasy is an overstatement of course, but
> my point is that if acupuncture is genuinely useful
> it's because it has a quantifiable physical effect on the
> body, not because it is magic.
>
>
>
> > Just asking you know.
>
> just answering
>
> andy
>
>
>
> > Kevin