[cosine]

For an alternative point of view you might take a look at the Quackwatch page, which links to the NCAHF position paper on Acupuncture. http://www.quackwatch.org/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/acu.html

[neverdem]

Thanks for the link. I could be described as biased, but if a licensed physician performed acupuncture for certain chronic diagnoses, and the patient obtained relief, I don't see the harm. I'm inclined to think the endorphin system is involved. Whatever it is, something got that arthritic camel to move. There's the Australian veternarian's paper that I didn't have a chance to finish reading in the earlier link.