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From: friesen@psivax.UUCP (Stanley Friesen)
Newsgroups: net.med
Subject: Re: Now What? (the cast is off)
Message-ID: <409@psivax.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 22-Apr-85 18:49:17 EST
Article-I.D.: psivax.409
Posted: Mon Apr 22 18:49:17 1985
Date-Received: Thu, 25-Apr-85 03:52:45 EST
References: <170@azure.UUCP> <8000025@hp-sdd.UUCP>
Reply-To: friesen@psivax.UUCP (Stanley friesen)
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Summary: 

In article <8000025@hp-sdd.UUCP> andrea@hp-sdd.UUCP (andrea) writes:
>
>I know it will sound wacko to many people, but you might try
>acupuncture.  The explanation usually given as to why it works
>is that it is stimulating the body's own healing energy and
>removes energetic blocks in the "fourth circulatory system"
>(chi or energy).
>
	This is the *traditional* Chinese explanation. Recent research
here in the US has produced evidence that it *does* work, but in an
entirely different way.  It seems to be related to the production
of natural opiates(called Endorphins) under the stimulation of the
needle. It also appears that electrical stimulation may be
substituted for twirling the needle.
	At least this is what I have heard, is anyone out there
more familiar with current research on this?
-- 

				Sarima (Stanley Friesen)

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