thousand years counts for naught then? Numpty! If he believes that people are really so stupid as to use acupuncture when it does nothing, then I'm glad I'm not in HIS world! My acupuncturist stuck pins in my outer ear to relieve a frozen shoulder..I had to keep the needle taped on for five days. I felt no relief at all and the second time I had this done my ear bled too much and I had to remove it after 8 hours. Another time he used some kind of herb absinthe) and I developed a lumpy rash on my shoulder . The frozen shoulder took 2 years to start easing off..worst thing I ever had and nothing, least of all acupuncture, helped it.