Pneumothorax, or puncture of the lung, was the most frequent complication, with more than 100 cases worldwide. I would like to point out that the Chinese have used acupuncture for thousands of years. Their medicinal arts far exceded those of the West until nearly the twentieth century. In China today both Western medicine and Chinese medicine are used side by side with exciting results. In a Chinese surgery acupuncture is used in place of anesthesia.
Electricity is applied to the needles until the area to be cut has no more feeling.
Much research in currently in progress with the use of acupuncture. In Japan and China acupuncture has been used quite successfully in neurology. Many acupuncturists are assigned to the task of healing those that Western medicine has failed. They have had great success. I feel that the article in question needlessly promotes fear in the Western world.