Before I knew anything about the studied efficacy of acupuncture, I saw Chuck Hipple for an undiagnosed medical condition. He prescribed and began to deliver an undetermined number of treatments to affect my spleen. After about six treatments, with no discernible change -- nor promise of improvement -- I gave up.
Much later, I decided to research acupuncture. I highly recommend you do this research before using any acupuncturist. IT IS PSEUDO SCIENCE. Here is a summary from "Trick or Treatment," an unbiased, comprehensive review (book) of the major research into "alternative medicine":
"Systematic reviews make it clear that acupuncture does not work for a whole range of conditions, except as a placebo. Hence, if you see acupuncture being advertised by a clinic, then you can assume it does not really work, except possibly ("the evidence is neither consistent nor convincing") in the treatment of some types of pain and nausea."
Chuck, you took my money with no medical understanding of my condition -- nor evidence or reliable conviction that you could do anything about it. I'd like a refund.