WHAT ARE THE CHANCES OF BEING HELPED?
No doctor can cure all the people who come to him and no individual can ensure success with a particular medicine or type of treatment. Most people in the West who seek acupuncture have conditions that have proven resistant to other types of treatment. In a nationwide survey of acupuncture users: 91.5% reported disappearance or improvement of symptoms after acupuncture treatment. 84% said they see their MDs less. 79% said they use fewer prescription drugs. 70% of those to whom surgery had recommended said they avoided it. Respondents also reported that they very satisfied with acupuncture care with its cost and with their individual practitioners. Many also said that with acupuncture they were saving money on their overall health-care costs. Acupuncture helps them feel and function better.
