6/14/2006: Traditional Chinese medicine

[magilla]

Originally Posted by Shawnee123

Good point. In fact, I think that is the basis of much of those types of "medicine." Kind of a mind over matter thing. If you are concentrating on the sucking of your skin, or a walnut in your eye, or needles sticking out of various body parts, you may be relaxing and not thinking of whatever ails you, therefore aiding the process of healing.

But I'm not a doctor, I just play one on TV.

It's called the placebo effect.

Chris