What are acupunctures advantages and are there any side effects?
Acupuncture offers an effective option when other treatments have failed. In comparison to the astronomical cost of today’s healthcare, it is considered an affordable alternative. When performed by a properly trained, licensed acupuncturist, there are seldom any significant side effects. Perhaps the most profound difference between acupuncture and traditional medicine is the approach. The focus of many allopathic (conventional) therapies is to remove symptoms or complaints by pharmacological, surgical, or radiological means. Each syndrome or disease is seen as independent from one another and treated accordingly. In Chinese medical theory, the body is seen as a whole, complete system. Seemingly unrelated complaints become clearly connected and treatment is focused on many symptoms at once restoring the whole body to an increased level of health.
