1. yes - more than I can count
2. dysmenorhea
3. yes
4. yes
5. I think that in time the western medical paradigm will catch on
6. yes very much so.
7. yes, but not if that means western medicine having authority over
our herbs and such
8. yes
9. no the mind and body are the same
10. yes
11. nope :)

--- In acupuncture@yahoogroups.com, "paul_gushurst"
<paul_gushurst@...> wrote:
>
> Hello, I am a college student doing a paper on Chinese medicine and
> acupuncture and I was hoping some of you might answer some of my
> questions.
> 1. have you recieved an acupuncture treatment and how many times?
> 2. why did you seek out an acupuncture treatment?
> 3. was the procedure effective? did it work?
> 4. according to traditonal Chinese medicine acupuncture corrects
the
> flow of "qi" through meridians. do you beleve this?
> 5. western medicine does not recognize "qi" or other aspects of
> traditional Chinese medicine such as yin and yang. what do you
think
> about this?
> 6. has your acupuncture experience changed your beliefs about the
body?
> 7. do you think that eastern and western medicine should integrate?
> 8. do you believe in "holistic" medicine?
> 9. can you separate mind and body?
> 10. are you in the health care field?
> 11. any other comments?
> Thank you very much for taking the time to answer my questions.
> Paul
>