The World Health Organization in the late 1970s recognized that acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine can treat many ailments, including:
a. cancer of the brain c. gout
b. diabetes d. arteriosclerosis
Question 2
One theory on why acupuncture works is:
a. due to mind over matter, if the patient believes in the treatment it will work
b. that the pain impulses are blocked from reaching the spinal cord or brain at various gates to these areas
c. the pain from the prick of the needle diverts the patient's thoughts about the actual pain
d. that the impact of the needle stops that area from having the ability to recognize pain