Zavier Sami Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 Okay, So I am undergoing the degree of Master of Acupuncture from Southern California University of Health Sciences, and the guidance I am getting from experts here is very satisfying and up to the mark. In addition to this, I am also looking forward to get the opinion and suggestions of some certified Acupuncture experts. Can you please guide me about how to proceed with practicing this profession after completing my degree. Regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strange Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Endy0816 Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 You might find a community over on Reddit that can advise you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Cuthber Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 I looked at their catalogue; you can get a doctor of chiropractic too. Scary, isn't it. Zavier. Acupuncture isn't a science; indeed it has very little to do with science since it's usually regarded as borderline fraud. The best advice anyone here is going to give you is: Quit; and then do something else. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Itoero Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 I doubt you'll find Acupuncture experts on a scienceforum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phi for All Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 The best advice anyone here is going to give you is: Quit; and then do something else. Or study something else and put the acupuncture career on hold for a while. Stick a pin in it, so to speak. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Function Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 This thread resembles a lot of medicines when it comes to adverse effects Headache, nausea, gastro-intestinal complaints, vomiting, ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phi for All Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 This thread resembles a lot of medicines when it comes to adverse effects Headache, nausea, gastro-intestinal complaints, vomiting, ... These are symptoms that may be ameliorated by the placebo effect, which is the only known evidence for the effectiveness of acupuncture, afaik. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Function Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 These are symptoms that may be ameliorated by the placebo effect, which is the only known evidence for the effectiveness of acupuncture, afaik. We got a lesson on pain by a professor in neurology last year, and indeed the only way accupuncture may work somehow, is the stimulation of the µ-opioid receptors ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StringJunky Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 We got a lesson on pain by a professor in neurology last year, and indeed the only way accupuncture may work somehow, is the stimulation of the µ-opioid receptors ... It can create a mild euphoria, like opioids, but after a few sessions all I felt was a burning, sore sensation at the needle sites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phi for All Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 It can create a mild euphoria, like opioids, but after a few sessions all I felt was a burning, sore sensation at the needle sites. Supported by NHS, or did you get stuck with the bill as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StringJunky Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 Supported by NHS, or did you get stuck with the bill as well? It was an option in the Addaction drug rehabilitation programme , which works closely with the courts and social sevices. Most convicted addicts going through the courts get sent to them. I was unusual in that I entered the programme as a volunteer, without judicial compulsion, after taking advice from the local social services substance misuse team. All the help I received was without financial cost to myself. I broke my addiction about 15 years ago. I see acupuncture as an enhanced form of meditation, with a bit of endogenous opioid stimulation, since one sits or lies quietly for about half an hour. It was nice until it started stinging my ears, as I mentioned before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arete Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 These are symptoms that may be ameliorated by the placebo effect, which is the only known evidence for the effectiveness of acupuncture, afaik. The largest study I know of came out of Germany, which showed that acupuncture was actually effective for treating back pain. However, the kicker was that it didn't matter if the needles were placed in acupuncture pressure points, or at random - meaning there is probably something to stimulating nerve endings with needles to treat chronic pain, but the whole meridian lines, chi flow etc component is unsurprisingly, nonsense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StringJunky Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 The largest study I know of came out of Germany, which showed that acupuncture was actually effective for treating back pain. However, the kicker was that it didn't matter if the needles were placed in acupuncture pressure points, or at random - meaning there is probably something to stimulating nerve endings with needles to treat chronic pain, but the whole meridian lines, chi flow etc component is unsurprisingly, nonsense. Yes, even though it did something to me I didn't think it was important where they were placed in my ear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Endy0816 Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 (edited) Yeah, everything I've read on it suggests a need to place it above the likes of homeopathy, crystals or drinking precious metals. We're still probably the last place to come looking for an acupuncture business plan or apprenticeship. Edited May 2, 2017 by Endy0816 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 I actually have some valuable business advice: if someone comes to you with an actual medical issue, send them to an actual doctor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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