According to Western physiology, there are numerous theories as to how and why acupuncture works; however, conclusive proof has not yet been found. During his time, George Soulie de Morant researched True Acupuncture in a medical facility for many years and provided massive amounts of research, which led to his nomination for the Nobel prize. Even with this body of research on True Acupuncture, Western anatomy and physiology studies still remain vague when it comes to understanding how and why acupuncture works. Chinese classical texts provide many theories behind acupuncture's ability to work, but as these theories rely on “energetics” for their explanation, Western science has had great difficulty in accepting them.
What is certain is that there is a true effect from acupuncture. With True Acupuncture as presented by Morant, we can prove, with 100% constancy, the responses in the radial pulse from the needling of true acupoints, as opposed to needling other areas of the body. All explanations as to how and why effects take place during and after needling, however, remain purely theoretical and belong outside of the clinic. The clinical reality with True Acupuncture is that it is verifiable via the instant physiological changes that take place and reflect in the radial pulses. With our years of clinical evidence behind such observations, the validity of True Acupuncture has consistently been experienced.