Maine Calling

Acupuncture: How and Whether This Treatment Works & Why It Has Gained Popularity


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Acupuncture has gone from being considered a more fringe technique to a widely accepted and practiced method of addressing health problems. This traditional Chinese medical practice of inserting needles in the skin at strategic points in the body is most often used to treat pain. But it has been embraced more recently for everything from anxiety to weight loss. We'll learn about how the Western medical community and scientific researchers view acupuncture, how it is being applied today, and what
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Maine CallingBy Jennifer Rooks, Keith Shortall, Cindy Han

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