Laser Acupuncture to Quit Smoking? If you undergo some laser acupuncture procedure, would this help you say bye bye to them nasty and smelly cigarettes you’ve been smoking?
Those in the business of providing laser acupuncture would tell you that the procedure works when it comes to ending your smoking habits. However, a 2008 literature review which looked at the clinical effectiveness of laser acupuncture by G. David Baxter, Chris Bleakley, and Suzanne McDonough which was published at the Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies had this to say about the matter:
A single high quality study by Yiming, using a follow up time of 3 months, found that 12 sessions of laser acupuncture to five auricular acupuncture points made no difference to the smoking habits of a group of adolescent smokers, when compared with those receiving placebo treatment (RR. 1.03; 0.57–1.84). The laser parameters used in this study were not specified, and therefore it was not possible to estimate the actual dosage employed. There was therefore insufficient evidence upon which to make a decision as to the effectiveness of laser acupuncture in smoking cessation.
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