Results of a Pilot Study by Barrie R. Cassileth.
Cancer 2013 July 1; 119 (13): 2455-2461.
CONCLUSIONS:
Acupuncture for BCRL appears safe and may reduce arm circumference. Although these results await confirmation in a randomized trial, acupuncture can be considered for women with no other options for sustained arm circumference reduction.
My primary care doctor advised me to try acupuncture to relieve a stiff neck.I was reluctant to take drugs so he said try acupuncture there really is no downside. So after a course of ten treatments with Bruce Xu ,spread over 12 weeks , I no longer had to turn my whole body to look when I was turning a corner. I ad regained almost full mobility of my neck. I get treatments about every 6 to 8 weeks and my neck feels great.