Doctor with a masters in Chinese medicine here... it works depending on what you’re using it for. It’s great for respiratory illness or asthma.
To make you swim better? Eh, it won’t work any better than muscle work.
If you're saying that improving circulation in your upper lung area can cause improvements in symptoms for certain respiratory complaints then I'm with you....
If you're saying that putting hot cups on your back actually has some curative effect on any serious illness beyond that and I'm going to go ahead and maintain my skepticism.
Not trying to attack TCM or any alternative treatments here (and I'm certainly not standing on the throne of "I trust muh science"), but when something has been around for thousands of years and none of it can be replicated consistently in a study or even explained to a lay person then I don't see how it can be on the up and up.
There are people who swear by chiropractic treatment too but that doesn't mean it isn't a bunch of shit that was made up by an Appalachian quack in the late 19th century.
I don’t have studies because no one wants to fund studies on Chinese medicine. There’s no $$ in it.
I’m just going by what I’ve been taught, and what I’ve experienced as a patient and as a provider. My grandmother is 89 and an MD trained back in Russia- they used cupping for the flu and such also, she thinks it’s Russian medicine, not Chinese. Her son has asthma and she used it all his life.
I’m also just a lover of natural medicine, however, so I’ll admit my bias. I’m also a believer in “if there’s no risks or side effects, why not try it?” Worst thing that happens is you get a minimum placebo effect. Best that happens and it works and you don’t have the probable side effects of pills.
As far a chiropractors, before I had a breast reduction they were a lifesaver for me. “Subluxations” as an idea are obviously BS, but adjustments and muscle work can do wonders. You just have to find the 50% of chiropractors who are evidenced based instead of... whatever the other half is. The profession is split right down the middle much like our country. The two sides detest each other.
Yeah. Feels good, man. Doesn't actually "do" anything though.
Doctor with a masters in Chinese medicine here... it works depending on what you’re using it for. It’s great for respiratory illness or asthma. To make you swim better? Eh, it won’t work any better than muscle work.
If you're saying that improving circulation in your upper lung area can cause improvements in symptoms for certain respiratory complaints then I'm with you....
If you're saying that putting hot cups on your back actually has some curative effect on any serious illness beyond that and I'm going to go ahead and maintain my skepticism.
Not trying to attack TCM or any alternative treatments here (and I'm certainly not standing on the throne of "I trust muh science"), but when something has been around for thousands of years and none of it can be replicated consistently in a study or even explained to a lay person then I don't see how it can be on the up and up.
There are people who swear by chiropractic treatment too but that doesn't mean it isn't a bunch of shit that was made up by an Appalachian quack in the late 19th century.
I don’t have studies because no one wants to fund studies on Chinese medicine. There’s no $$ in it. I’m just going by what I’ve been taught, and what I’ve experienced as a patient and as a provider. My grandmother is 89 and an MD trained back in Russia- they used cupping for the flu and such also, she thinks it’s Russian medicine, not Chinese. Her son has asthma and she used it all his life.
I’m also just a lover of natural medicine, however, so I’ll admit my bias. I’m also a believer in “if there’s no risks or side effects, why not try it?” Worst thing that happens is you get a minimum placebo effect. Best that happens and it works and you don’t have the probable side effects of pills.
As far a chiropractors, before I had a breast reduction they were a lifesaver for me. “Subluxations” as an idea are obviously BS, but adjustments and muscle work can do wonders. You just have to find the 50% of chiropractors who are evidenced based instead of... whatever the other half is. The profession is split right down the middle much like our country. The two sides detest each other.