Reason? Patient demand. Few, though, can adequately explain how acupuncture works.

为什么针刺疗法在美国会越来越受欢迎？原因就在于患者的需求。然而，很少有能充分解释针灸的原理。

You seriously think this sophisticated, spiritual acupuncturist goes bowling?

你真觉得这位见多识广、关注精神世界的针灸师会去打保龄吗？

While many experts have welcomed the move to make acupuncture available on the NHS, some are still sceptical about its effectiveness.

虽然有很多专家乐意将针灸囊括到英国国家医疗服务系之内，但是一些对其疗效仍有质疑。

Instead he opted to explore other options, namely veganism and acupuncture.

他选择寻找其他治疗方案，也就是素食主义和针灸治疗。

Acupuncturists today are as likely to be found on Park Avenue as on Mott Street.

如今，在公园大道和莫特街都能找到针灸师的身影。

About 39 clinical trials found that doing acupuncture significantly improved the control of chronic pain.

大约 39 项临床试验发现，针灸显著改善了对慢性疼痛的控制。

“It’s different from plastic surgery; it doesn’t have the risk of failure. Besides, it uses the innate power of human body to create beauty, and that’s the reason I like it, ” said Rie Hayashida.

“针灸和整容不同，它没有风险。它利用生的能力来达到美容的目的，所以我很喜欢。”

Mm, yet you have time to send lame text messages to your acupuncturist.

然而你却有时间和你的针灸师发蹩脚的短信。

Shore Lane are hoping to do this soon - I think they may start with acupuncture.

Shore Lane很快也希望这么做。我认为他们会从针灸开始。

" The truth is, though acupuncture is at least 2,200 years old, nobody really knows what's happening," says Paul Zmiewski, a Ph.D. in Chinese studies who practices acupuncture in Philadelphia.

" 事实是，尽管针灸至少有2200年的历史，但没有真正了解针灸。" 中国针灸研究博士，现在在费城实践的保罗·兹米耶夫斯基说道。

Those who thought the acupuncture would work were more likely to report pain reduction from both the real and fake acu-treatments.

觉得针灸有用的表示真正的针灸和假的针灸治疗都有用。

For example, we have found historical evidence that the Chinese used acupuncture to treat the pain associated with tooth decay.

例如，我们发现历史证据表明中国使用针灸来治疗与蛀牙相关的疼痛。

The hitch was that the Tylenol and needle-free conventional acupuncture were fakes.

但是问题是泰诺林和乌镇针灸是假的。

Some acupuncturists today still use gold and silver needles, but the majority use only stainless steel ones.

现在有一些针灸师仍然在用金针和银针，但大多数只用不锈钢针。

I have actually, I like to try lots of different things, so I have tried acupuncture.

实际上我试过，我喜欢尝试不同的东西，所以我试过针灸。

Acupuncturist licensing began during Japan’s Meiji Era, about 130 years ago, and Kitagawa says his clients, mainly in their 30s, are increasingly pinning their hopes on the treatment, seeing cosmetics or facelifts as pricey and not as healthy.

大约130 年前，在明治皇时期，日本就出现了针灸师行业。据北川介绍，他的顾客年龄大都在30 岁上下。因为化妆品和整容手术价格昂贵且不健康，所以她们现在都寄希望于针灸美容。

In the UK, acupuncture is classed as a complementary therapy, which is the term given to a medical procedure which hasn't been subjected to the strict trials by which scientists prove some treatments work.

在英国针灸被归类为辅助疗法。辅助疗法是指未科学家通过严格控制的临床实验证实有效的医疗手段。

The main needle now used for acupuncture is fine and sharp.

现在针灸中所用的主针都是细而尖的。

The acupuncturist will look at the colour of your skin and your tongue, listen to your breathing, and check your pulses.

针灸师会观察你的皮肤和舌苔颜色，听你的呼吸并且给你号脉。

As an alternative to acupuncture, patients will be able to opt for either a course of spinal manipulation, or a series of special exercise sessions.

除了针灸之外，患者还可以选择脊柱推拿或者一系列的特殊锻炼疗法。