Are acupunctures results due to hypnotic suggestion?
Any form of therapy carries the potential of a positive psychosomatic (mind-body) response. However, the highly successful use of acupuncture in veterinary medicine demonstrates that hypnotic suggestion plays no role in acupuncture healing. It is important to keep in mind, though, that Chinese Medicine is guided by a fundamental belief int eh whole body concept of health which involves the inseparable relationships of the body, spirit, emotions, mind.