Acupuncture

mod wrote an interesting post today on
Here’s a quick excerpt
The diagrams on Dr. Robert Ferran’s clinic walls meticulously map out acupuncture points on the body: CV 14, GV 4, GB 30.
“I studied human acupuncture about 12 years ago,” Ferran said.
The diagrams on the Brooklyn, N.Y., native’s walls do not outline human anatomy though, but rather that of the canine. And although the veterinarian studied human acupuncture, using the practice on animals, along with other alternative and conventional modalities, has become his life’s passion.
“I went into this program because sometimes in conventional medicine we don’t have all the answers,” said Ferran. “Being a holistic vet we are able to choose from two sides, the conventional and the complementary alternative side.”
After graduating from veterinary school in 1983, Ferran practiced in New York before leaving for Florida in 1989 with his family. But it was conventional medicine that he began with while in Miami rather than alternative.
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