Alternative Medicine: The Evidence Series
Professor Kathy Sykes from Bristol University - shows acupuncture has a powerful and measurable effect on the human brain.
Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM), as it is now known, was for thousands of years the only medicine available to us. However these traditional cures are now being treated with a whole new respect by the medical profession.
Presented by Professor Kathy Sykes, this series produced by the BBC in conjunction with the Open University explores just how successful a range of Alternative therapies can actually be why science is starting to respond to these ancient remedies.
ACUPUNCTURE:
A patient in Shanghai has open heart surgery (not administered by general anaesthetic but by a acupuncture needles) and remains conscious throughout the whole procedure. Amazed by this, Kathy recruits a team of top scientists in the UK to evaluate the possible reasons behind this success. The conclusions challenge current understanding of the working of the brain and throws new light on the ancient practice of Acupuncture.
Duration : 0:4:13