House calls always bring me the most unexpected and alarming assignments. The woman who had sounded so old and feeble over the phone was actually quite young — in her early thirties. She was in such a weakened state that she could barely walk to answer the door when I arrived.  “I can’t talk much because I’ll lose my breath,” she told me in a scarcely audible voice. ...

Patient Testimonials and Case Studies on Medical Acupuncture. I was having dinner with my grandmother and she began asking me how safe acupuncture is. She has been getting acupuncture for years (from an L.Ac.) so I asked why the sudden safety concern? She told me a friend at work had recently had her lung punctured by an acupuncturist. My grandmother was now concerned about this happening to her....