Who needs the PDR?

Only a few lines in this piece are about acupuncture, but I thought it was worth posting for the subject matter alone.  The thing they do not mention is that the PDR does not include drugs that are off patent, so it is basically a sales rep disguised as an important looking book.8 drugs doctors wouldn't takeIf your physician would skip these medicines, maybe you should, tooBy Morgan LordWith 3,480 pages of fine print, the Physicians' Desk Reference (a.k.a. PDR) is not a quick read. That's because it contains every iota of information on more than 4,000 prescription medications. Heck, the PDR is medication — a humongous sleeping pill.  Doctors count on this compendium to help them make smart prescribing decisions — in other words, to choose drugs that will solve their patients' medical...

Competition!

Well, I knew it was bound to happen.  Doctors don't need acupuncture training to add it to their service list, chiropractors just assume they are qualified to be acupuncturists with or without a "certification course,"  and now physical therapists are getting in on the act!Needling' Becoming More Popular To Treat Pain DENVER (CBS4) ― Some physical therapists in Colorado are offering an alternative treatment for chronic muscle pain and stiffness. On Tuesday, CBS4 health specialist Kathy Walsh sat in on a session of the new treatment called "trigger point dry needling." Using very thin, solid needles to penetrate deep into areas of tension, dry needling promises to stimulate, reset and relax muscles. One satisfied dry needling patient is Sgt. First Class...