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I'm a person of science and have a strong interest in things like microbiology, organic chemistry, etc.
My mom's side of the family is almost entirely traditional Chinese medicine doctors. They mostly do acupuncture.
They're all incredibly successful. My cousin sees 40 patients a day and earns $800k+ a year. This is similar to my other family members. They have numerous repeat patients over the years and more than a fair share are patients who are incredibly sceptical at first and are only doing it because they were pushed into it by someone else, and these types get converted after they experience the benefits.
My family members admit that there are things that acupuncture does not work well for and will gladly refer patients to outside Western doctors. They also admit that they can't explain why it works on the basis of body chemistry. They also can't explain why it has worked on *pets.*
I've read the numerous studies of acupuncture not working when compared to a placebo. I also know that there are many unskilled acupuncturists and quality varies greatly. Considering their level of success I'm inclined to think that my family members are skilled.
Based on so many success stories in my family alone I find it very hard to attribute all of this to placebo. Considering this works on animals I'm even more confounded.
Does anyone have any data on why acupuncture seems to work?
My mom's side of the family is almost entirely traditional Chinese medicine doctors. They mostly do acupuncture.
They're all incredibly successful. My cousin sees 40 patients a day and earns $800k+ a year. This is similar to my other family members. They have numerous repeat patients over the years and more than a fair share are patients who are incredibly sceptical at first and are only doing it because they were pushed into it by someone else, and these types get converted after they experience the benefits.
My family members admit that there are things that acupuncture does not work well for and will gladly refer patients to outside Western doctors. They also admit that they can't explain why it works on the basis of body chemistry. They also can't explain why it has worked on *pets.*
I've read the numerous studies of acupuncture not working when compared to a placebo. I also know that there are many unskilled acupuncturists and quality varies greatly. Considering their level of success I'm inclined to think that my family members are skilled.
Based on so many success stories in my family alone I find it very hard to attribute all of this to placebo. Considering this works on animals I'm even more confounded.
Does anyone have any data on why acupuncture seems to work?
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