For those who think acupuncture may be just a placebo affect, I need to differ. I found this out while getting treatment not for myself, but my very arthritic dog.
This was an older collie who was stiff and had noticeable arthritis. We had given him the standard medications given for such ailments and they had some effect, but not as much as we'd hoped. When even they stopped working, we sought other possibilities.
At the suggestion of our vet, we went to another vet who also practiced holistic veterinary medicine. She examined him and thought that acupuncture would help. We went weekly for a short time, and then were able to spread the appointments out to where we were just going once a month. The dog was more flexible, more limber, more playful and, most noticeable of all, not stiff or limping.
My dog didn't know that this treatment might help his arthritis. He just knew that he limped less. That did away with the "placebo effect" for me! We took him to acupuncture on and off for the rest of his life, and I'm convinced his life was both longer and more pleasurable because of it. He might have been "just a dog" to some, but to us he was a family member. And, more importantly, he showed me the truth about acupuncture. It worked.
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For those who think acupuncture may be just a placebo affect, I need to differ. I found this out while getting treatment not for myself, but my very arthritic dog.
This was an older collie who was stiff and had noticeable arthritis. We had given him the standard medications given for such ailments and they had some effect, but not as much as we'd hoped. When even they stopped working, we sought other possibilities.
At the suggestion of our vet, we went to another vet who also practiced holistic veterinary medicine. She examined him and thought that acupuncture would help. We went weekly for a short time, and then were able to spread the appointments out to where we were just going once a month. The dog was more flexible, more limber, more playful and, most noticeable of all, not stiff or limping.
My dog didn't know that this treatment might help his arthritis. He just knew that he limped less. That did away with the "placebo effect" for me! We took him to acupuncture on and off for the rest of his life, and I'm convinced his life was both longer and more pleasurable because of it. He might have been "just a dog" to some, but to us he was a family member. And, more importantly, he showed me the truth about acupuncture. It worked.
March 9, 2010 - 9:44amThis Comment
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