Acupuncture: cure or quackery

Acupuncture - a technique that includes the prevention and treatment of acupuncture. Medicine calls it a reflex . Such treatment includes a fairly wide range of diseases such as insomnia, migraine, cough, runny nose, and even alcohol and nicotine dependence .
Acupuncture as a treatment method known in the East since ancient times. Since East wise , then all that come from there , I think we can trust . The essence of the original method of treatment is as follows: on the surface of the human body has a variety of biologically active points , influencing which can be influenced by the right authority , enhancing or reducing its activity.
To us , this method came from China, where it is used several millennia. For the Chinese - is not just a treatment , but rather a systematic philosophy, like yoga with the Hindus , and it is based on the nearly century-old scientific theories. Bio-energy imbalance is corrected by the action of thin needles at specific points . Some experts instead of needles used thermal effects , and sometimes electric. Acupuncture gives good results from smoking.
In general , the results from acupuncture are directly dependent on the skills and specialist knowledge of alternative medicine. Usually when a relationship of trust between the patient and a specialist in acupuncture desired effect is achieved more quickly and efficiently. In the East believe that acupuncture treatment restores the flow of energy , and thus is an improvement of individual organs and the whole body.
Summing scientific basis , one could argue that, indeed, working on certain points , you can shoot pain symptoms and improve the performance of many organs . Superiority on the application of acupuncture given to relieve pain in sciatica and osteoarthritis . There is scientific evidence that talk about the positive effects of acupuncture on different types of psychosis and depression. Actively this method is used in Addiction .
It is important for deciding to improve your health through alternative medicine, get a licensed professional , not quack . Used needles without proper treatment can be carriers of infection , hepatitis C and AIDS. Inept healer not only not help, but also runs the risk of damaging the nerves and lymph flow . In this case, reputation suffers techniques and acupuncture treatment looks like quackery .