Christine,

My results were not included as I was not a formal participant. As I recall, the study called for a total of 6 treatments. I had only one. The acupuncturist read my entire medical history while I was resting quietly with the needles in place. She decided she would prefer not to do more treatments until my system was clear of chemo for at least six months. She taught me the acupressure massage. I still have some dryness - my left parotid is nonfunctional - but I can eat and speak normally now whereas before I could not without liquids. Some of that is most likely due to time and healing but I have no doubts that the treatment accelerated the process in my case.

Acupuncture has gained acceptance in mainstream Western medicine in recent decades, and there are many theories about why it works, but as far as I know, nothing definitive. It does make for interesting reading though.

Karen