Alive and Well
2010 finds Medical Acupuncture in steady demand. The balance remains at 60% pain management; 40% energy work but some dynamics are changing. I find MORE fellow physicians are suggesting that patients consider acupuncture - and then referring for treatment. This is very encouraging. So often in American Medicine the sequence only includes medication, then surgery. Sometimes it includes some physical medicine such as physical therapy - or injections of medications before surgery. But in the last 6-12 months I find more of my colleagues are inserting acupuncture (no pun intended) into their sequence of management. And really, why not try a series of $90 acupuncture treatments for a knee or low back before commiting to a $50, 75 or 100K surgery bill + the risks of anesthesia, hospital-borne infections, etc. It just makes sense.