I have been astonished at the benefits I receive from Oriental Medicine. I would go to any practitioner I trust more readily than to any Western doctor. The important part of that sentence of course is ... a practitioner I trust. As with any profession there are good ones and bad ones -- and mediocre ones.
At least pay a little attention to what this guy says until you've proven it to yourself one way or another. I used to be a skeptic about all this stuff. No longer. Just sayin'.
I agree :), I actually do believe that there are many benefits to Oriental Medicine, I'm not that convinced at this one cause he didn't seem too confident of what he was doing. I went to a few pretty bad ones that made a few of my pre-existing injuries worse, but I've also witnessed tremendous recovery from friends and family through such practices.
But you're right, key word is to find a well recognized practitioner. I've heard many Olympic Athletes use Oriental/ Traditional Medicine too! :)