THERAPEUTAICC UPUNCTUhRaEs been widely used for 4, 000 to 5, 000 years in traditional oriental medicine and acupuncture analgesia for operations has been used successfully in China since 1958. World-wide attention, however, was first focused on acupuncture by Dimond's report which appeared in 1971.1 Although acupuncture is not yet an accepted medical procedure in Canada, the author nevertheless was invited. as a Visiting Assistant Professor to show whether acupuncture might serve as an efficient method of 'treating chronic pain syndromes. The work was carried out in Pain Clinics at University Hospital, Saskatoon and the Plains Health Centre in Regina. Consequently exploratory trials with acupuncture were undertaken by the. author between June, 1974 and May, 1975.
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