Acupuncture treatment.

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The placebo effect can be very strong. So if you find something that works for you, stick with it even if all the research shows it is "just" placebo. The nice thing about placebo is it doesn't have the side effects of many drugs!

I do think at least the patient be aware that it may be a placebo, not a cure-all.

If the placebo "effect" last for several months with only 1 acupuncture treatment for certain types of ailments, instead of prescription drugs, and the acupuncturist is licensed (in most Canadian provinces acupuncturist is licensed, a recent development I believe), then I would tend to support it.

My sister is an emergency physician and family physician. (trained in Canada) She is not against acupuncture for certain situations, goldfinch.

I give this opinion since I already have a sister who is a pharamcist at a teaching hospital. Believe me, there is enough discussion in my family among licensed professionals about drug therapy.

Sometimes I think the mind is a strange, powerful thing at times. Not always, but sometimes and even the patient/person cannot explain it.