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Miscortes outlines the differences and similarities between acupressure and acupuncture which is as straight forward as the difference between using needles or using pressure with the fingers. The difference is significant since penetrating the skin with needles causes multiple biological responses in the nervous system primarily in the release of enkaphalins and endorphins the bodies endogenous morphine system for pain relief - while noting some unique studies that show similar results between sham/real acupuncture she also doesn't note that such studies have often included the use of medications for say knee pain and all three have worked - the point being that with the other two you don't run the risk of side effects. We will hopefully develop an explanatory model for understanding the full extent to which expectation on both the physicians and patients part goes to create any healing opportunity. Chinese Medicine understands this and rather than ruling out placebo encourages it as the bodies greatest tool for self healing.

November 29, 2008 - 10:03pm

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