Hello George. Acupuncture is indeed an important alternative method of preventive care thathas been in use for many years. In addition to its alleviating pain, acupuncture alleviates stressand is believed to improve the immune system, enhance mental clarity, and relieve digestiveconditions. However, the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)believes that its effectiveness
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Hello George. Acupuncture is indeed an important alternative method of preventive care that
has been in use for many years. In addition to its alleviating pain, acupuncture alleviates stress
and is believed to improve the immune system, enhance mental clarity, and relieve digestive
conditions. However, the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
believes that its effectiveness is in areas of pain but when combined with other conventional
therapies it can alleviate other conditions like nausea, headaches, tennis elbow, addiction, etc
(Swanberg, 2019, pg.14). Given that acupuncture has its own side effects as you have mentioned
is important that a patient discusses with their doctor first before going for acupuncture
(Rosenfarb, 2017, pg.59)
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