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The most common style taught in American schools is called Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) acupuncture, but five element and neuro-anatomical acupuncture are also widely taught. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) estimates that Americans make 9 to 12 million visits per year to acupuncture practitioners and spent as much as $500 million on acupuncture treatments. In 1995, an estimated 10,000 nationally certified acupuncturists were practicing in the United States. Even though acupuncture has been shown to be effective in verities of conditions as mentioned above, the popularity of acupuncture in US is mainly based on its ability to relieve chronic pain. People often find the procedure almost painless, probably because the needles are extremely thin.
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