Thank you, yes 1998, and PENS is my mainstay of treatment in personal injury. In addition, acupuncture probably works by stimulation of nerve endings at the site were the needles are inserted. AAMA members use electracupuncture, which is in millivolts. Trey, it was a DO who cured me in London, and turned my perspective forever toward Eastern medicine. Manipulation is the treatment given by chiropractors.
Manipulation refers to the twirling and thrusting of the needle.
No, only if licensed in the US - perhaps if their practice was restricted to acupuncture and they could be licensed as such. In fact my intro to acupuncture was through such a Chinese doctor. Folks, we have less than 15 minutes left with Dr. Schulman. It's not really much of a side effect. Also, every now and then one creates a small blood bruise, or hematoma.