Master of Acupuncture

[Zavier Sami]

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

[Strange]

[Endy0816]

You might find a community over on Reddit that can advise you.

[John Cuthber]

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.

[Itoero]

I doubt you'll find Acupuncture experts on a scienceforum.

[Phi for All]

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.

[Function]

This thread resembles a lot of medicines when it comes to adverse effects

 

Headache, nausea, gastro-intestinal complaints, vomiting, ...

[Phi for All]

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.

[Function]

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 ...

[StringJunky]

 

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.

[Phi for All]

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?

[StringJunky]

 

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.

[Arete]

 

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.

[StringJunky]

 

 

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.

[Endy0816]

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

[Bender]

I actually have some valuable business advice: if someone comes to you with an actual medical issue, send them to an actual doctor.