Dr H.N. Mistry helps clear doubts regarding its credibility. Acupuncture has been recognised as an alternative form of medicine by the World Health Organisation. But allopathic doctors have yet to regard it as an acceptable alternative. According to the philosophy of acupuncture, the body has a particular energy flow. When the flow of energy has been disrupted for some reason, illness results.
Acupuncture can help relieve pain.
It can also help in treating most gynaecological disorders, ulcers, tumours etc. For best results, acupuncture must be combined with allopathy, homeopathy or some other system of medicine. It must be remembered that the level of effectiveness of the treatment depends on the stage of the illness and the patient's response to the treatment. Acupuncture is not advisable for infants and very old people because of their low pain-tolerance. Acupuncture is simply the science of energising your body without the use of any medicine.