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Originally Posted by Buff
My wife does acupuncture and I would say that it works. However like any other sort of treatment, what works for one person doesn't necessarily work for another person.
She gave acupuncture to her cousin to help him stop smoking and it worked. He hated the taste of cigarettes. However it didn't stop her dad from being so stubborn and he kept on smoking.
I've been her practice dummy, and I've injured myself on many occasions (not intentionally) to give her even more practice. I've recently been having back pain, and acupuncture has helped. It has even helped me with headaches and colds. I had a knee problem for over a year that acupuncture didn't really help me with. I did feel pain relief, but I don't think the acupuncture helped make the problem go away, rest and proper exercises that she gave me is what solved that problem.
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It's not supposed to be able to fix your knee, just help alleviate the pain while you get it fixed via rehab/rest or whatever. As for the smoking thing, if the Dad refused to believe in the treatment and even sounds like he didn't really want to quit he never will and no treatment in the world will work, whereas the cousin who hated the cigarettes wanted it to work and it was just a way for him to take that first step to quitting.