client informed consent for acupunture

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A successful medical procedure should be consistently effective in a large majority of trials, and be repeatable in the hands of most therapists. Acupuncture does not satisfy these basic criteria.

The American Medical Association's Council on Scientific Affairs stated in a 1981 report that since acupuncture is an experimental procedure, it should be performed only in research settings by licensed physicians or others under their direct supervision. The report urged state medical societies to seek appropriate laws to restrict the performance of acupuncture to research settings



Because Acupuncture is an unproven modality of treatment. Clients should avoid taking the advice of any veterinarian who promotes acupunture in the market place. Clients who wish to try acupuncture should discuss their situation with a knowledgeable veterinarian who has no commercial interest in making a profit from acupuncture.
The use of acupuncture in animals should be restricted to appropriate research settings. Licensure of lay pet acupuncturists should be prohibited or phased out because Acupuncture is an unproven modality of treatment.


The National Council Against Health Fraud has concluded:

Acupuncture is an unproven modality of treatment.
Its theory and practice are based on primitive and fanciful concepts of health and disease that bear no relationship to present scientific knowledge
Research during the past 20 years has not demonstrated that acupuncture is effective against any disease.
Perceived effects of acupuncture are probably due to a combination of expectation, suggestion, counter-irritation, conditioning, and other psychologic mechanisms.
The use of acupuncture should be restricted to appropriate research settings,
Insurance companies should not be required by law to cover acupuncture treatment,
Licensure of lay acupuncturists should be phased out.
Consumers who wish to try acupuncture should discuss their situation with a knowledgeable physician who has no commercial interest.
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