Research Questions

Central Question: Why should TCM become a standard medical practice?

1. Why did Chinese medicine just recently begin to be studied in America?

2. What are the long-term effects of cupping?

3. Is all medicine derived from Chinese medicine?

4. What other treatments use the placebo effect?

5. How did people find the 365 points for acupuncture?

6. What risks could accrue from acupuncture?

7. Could doing acupuncture in the wrong spot heavily affect someone?

8. How are the points for cupping found and is there a scientific method for it?

9. How is the form of TCM chosen for someone, and what are the drawbacks of choosing the “wrong one?”

10. What are external factors that can affect the treatment of acupuncture or cupping?

11. How can the placebo effect be measured in acupuncture?

12. What are the potentially harmful effects of TCM?

13. Are there other treatments like TCM used in the world?

14. What form of TCM works best and why?

15. Is TCM a reliable form of treatment and why?