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"Acupuncture is one of the most ancient of the healing arts and has been a significant component of the healthcare system in China for at least 3000 years. In 1993, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) estimated that Americans make 9 to 12 million visits per year to acupuncture practitioners and spend >500 million dollars annually on acupuncture treatments. In 1997, there were 385 million recorded patient visits to primary care physicians, but 630 million recorded visits to alternative medicine practitioners.
In a nationwide survey published in 1998, Eisenberg et al reported that office visits for alternative therapy were twice those for primary care and that money spent on alternative medicine was nearly equal to the out-of-pocket expenditures for conventional medical care. As summarized in a document published by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2002, many medical conditions may be effectively treated by acupuncture..." Lucy Chen M.D.
WHAT IS ACUPUNCTURE? see Acupuncture in Pain Management