In the first edition of his monumental textbook, Sir William Osler advocates the use of acupuncture for sciatica and, as here, lumbago "in acute cases, the most efficient treatment…. I can corroborate fully the statements of [Sydney] Ringer, who taught me this practice, as to its extraordinary and prompt efficacy in many instances." Excerpt from Sir William Osler's The principles and practice of medicine : designed for the use of practitioners and students of medicine, recommending acupuncture for the treatment of lumbago
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