Acupuncture Persuasive Essay - 1214 Words

How Acupuncture as form of energy medicine should be intergrated in mainstream medical institutes. hypothesis doctors not being open minded and their pure unwillingness to change. Let me tell you a story about a friend of mine, his name is Mike. Mike is a construction worker and a former bodybuilder. Mike was involved in a bad car accident. It was so bad that he needed to have three surgeries. Even after these procedures, he was still in constant pain and has developed a painkiller addiction. His life became a downward spiral because of the constant pain and drug usage. As a desperate attempt Mike decided to contact a local acupuncturist based on a friend’s recommendation. After just two visits with the acupuncturist,†¦show more content†¦It is indisputable that energy is the way in which the body functions. We need energy for everything from doing physical activities such from running to digesting food and even working at the biological level to grow and copy our DNA. Energy medicine works by diagnosing and treating the blocked flow of energy within our bodies to create balance and well being. Doctors in the Western world suggest that energy medicine is little more than a scam. One article went so far as to report that most called it outrageous quackery. In fact, many warn that energy medicine is quite dangerous to those with serious medical conditions. I believe that is occurring because many patients may choose these practices over more traditional medical procedures. Instead of being open minded and unwilling to change, it seems that doctors care more about their pay checks than helping out their patients. Even with all of the critics, a 1993 New England Journal of Medicine study went against the medical establishment in suggesting that thousands use energy medicine successfully for chronic pain and their doctors are simply unable to treat the pain. This study supports my hypothesis of doctors not being open minded and their pure unwillingness to change. Its as if they have the if its not broken don’t fix it philosophy. Unfortunately the classic way of treating