Acupuncture Proven to have an Effect beyond Placebo, Harvard Study Concludes

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	Acupuncture Proven to have an Effect beyond Placebo, Harvard Study Concludes

Lexica

12-11-2008 7:22 PM

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acupuncture, research, brain-science, pain

Lexica says:

After I had a bad foot injury in August of 2007 (got a bookcase dropped on my foot as I walked down the sidewalk), acupuncture did a lot more to relieve pain and speed healing than the pharmaceuticals prescribed by my doctor at the HMO.

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