6/14/2006: Traditional Chinese medicine

[Karenv]

Originally Posted by Griff

I've seen the results on the back of a child. I wonder how it would have played out if his teacher didn't know where they came from...?

In NYC where I am located, the population is international enough that teachers tend to know about cupping*. But most acupuncturists have heard enough horror stories that they provide a printed notice about the treatment for the child to bring to school or to carry around.

Although no one has actually been found liable for anything, some acupuncturists have had to cancel appointments and give depositions or go to court.

*But not enough- when my son went on a tour of the Tenement Museum on the Lower East Side, they didn't believe him when he correctly identified the cups.