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(Message started by: studebaker on Feb 26^th, 2002, 6:35pm)

Title: Does Acupunture work
Post by studebaker on Feb 26^th, 2002, 6:35pm

Has anybody had any success with using acupuncture. I have not found anything that seems to work. This is my fifth day without sleep and Iwill try anything.

Title: Re: Does Acupunture work
Post by don on Feb 26^th, 2002, 8:51pm

For clusterheadache?

The answer is.............

no

Title: Re: Does Acupunture work
Post by Karla on Feb 26^th, 2002, 10:11pm

No it didn't work.

Title: Re: Does Acupunture work
Post by Fandral on Feb 28^th, 2002, 8:00pm

Went to a chinese doctor and was very impressed by him sticking two needles in near my nose, cleaned out my sinuses in less than 10 seconds. Arrived with CH, and left with a CH.

Title: Re: Does Acupunture work
Post by Jayne on Feb 28^th, 2002, 8:59pm

If you haven't tried Verapamil I would give that a go...it's the number one choice of drug for the clusterhead

Title: Re: Does Acupunture work
Post by johlar on Mar 1^st, 2002, 6:32pm

I started accupuncture about a week ago. Have had 4 visits with no success yet. Person providing treatment says that it is cumulative and may take awhile.

I've had CH for 30 years, only thing that works is Immitrex

Title: Re: Does Acupunture work
Post by don on Mar 2^nd, 2002, 10:41am

Your provider is right it is cumulative. My question is how long will it take to accumulate ? I can get the answer to that question for every CH med available but not for accupuncture !

Title: Re: Does Acupunture work
Post by Ueli on Mar 2^nd, 2002, 1:15pm

How long does it take to accumulate?

The answer is easy:
Until all your money has accumulated in the wallet of the scam artist. :'(

Read about the shoddy foundations of this "science" at the link below:

Acupuncture, Qigong, and "Chinese Medicine" (http://www.quackwatch.com/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/acu.html)

Title: Re: Does Acupunture work
Post by BobG on Mar 2^nd, 2002, 3:29pm

I have to go along with Ueli on this one…and ask a question…
Is the Acupuncturist also a Chiropractor? I ask because the "cumulative and may take awhile" line is straight out of the Chiroquacker handbook.
"It took a long time for your spine to get bent and it'll take a long time to get it straight (or until your life-time insurance benefits expire, whichever comes first)"