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Parkersburg, W. VA. News - Sunday, July 13, 1972
Acupuncture Center
Opens Doors in N.Y.
New York (UPI)- The United States' first acupuncture center opened Wednesday and
its first patient reported he felt better after undergoing the ancient Chinese Treatment
in which needles are inserted into the body to eliminate pain.
But Nicola Di Virgile, 63 of New York said he would wait a few days before deciding
whether the treatment had successfully treated his arthritis.
Eight others were waiting for treatment at the new Acupuncture Center of New York.
While Di Virgile was being punctured with 36 needles in the firth floor facility
in a plush high-rise section of Manhattan's east side.
Most were arthritic with no previous success in eliminating their pain. All agreed
anything was worth the gamble. Di Virgile, a retired porter, required about 15 minutes
to have the fine needles inserted into his chest, stomach, arms and legs. He said
he felt nothing.
After the treatment, the patient flexed his finger with apparent ease and his right
arm in apparent comfort. He said he was unable |
to do that before.
"It feels better," he said. Later, outside on the street, walking briskly,
he said " It fells much better."
The second patient was Irving Lazarus, a cab driver from Brooklyn, who has long suffered
from neck pains and persistent headaches. All previous efforts to get relief had
failed , he said.
Other ailments believed to be responsive to acupuncture treatment are migraine headaches,
back pains, sciatica, high blood pressure, asthma, ulcers and insomnia.
Patients undergo physical examinations fit to determine whether they are to bee treated
by acupuncture or conventional western medical method.
"I got to the point where I was willing to try anything," he said. The
center is staffed by Dr. Dennison, a specialist n internal medicine, A Chinese electrical
engineer an four Chinese acupuncturists Although the treatment goes back some four
thousand years in China, the reasons for this reported effectiveness in relieving
pain are not fully understood. |
Dr. Yao Wu Lee administers treatment at the opening of the United States first
acupuncture center.
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San Jose Mercury - Sunday, July 13, 1972
America's First Acupuncture
Clinic Opens: Patient Okay
NEW YORK (UPI)- The United States first acupuncture center opened Wednesday and its
first patient reported he felt better after undergoing the ancient Chinese treatment
in which needles are inserted in the body to eliminate pain.
But Nicola Di Virgile, 63, of New York said he would wait a few days before deciding
whether the treatment had successfully treated his arthritis.
Eight others were waiting for treatment at the Acupuncture Center of New York while
Di Virile was being punctured with 26 needles in the fifth floor facility in a plush
high-rise section of Manhattan's East Side. Most were arthritic with no previous
success in eliminating their pain. All agreed anything was worth the gamble. |
Di Virgile , a retired porter, required about 15 minutes to have the fine needles
inserted into his chest, stomach, arms and legs. He said he felt nothing.
After the treatment, the patient flexed his fingers with apparent ease and swung
his right arm in apparent comfort. He said he was unable to do this before
"It fells better, j he said. Later, outside on the street, walking briskly,
he said, "it fells much better".
The second patient was Irving Lazarus, a cab driver from Brooklyn, who has long suffered
from neck pains and persistent headaches All previous efforts to get relief had failed,
he said.
"I got to the paint where I was willing to try anything," he said. |
The center is staffed by Dr. Arnold Benson, a specialist in internal medicine, a
Chinese electrical engineer, and four Chinese acupuncturists. Although the treatment
goes back some four thousand years in China, the reasons for its reported effectiveness
in relieving pain are not fully understood.
'Other ailments believed to be responsive to acupuncture treatment are migraine headaches,
back pains, sciatica, high blood pressure, asthma, ulcers and insomnia.
Patients undergo physical examinations first to determine whether they are to be
treated by acupuncture or conventional methods. |
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