Is Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture Still Relevant? The Perception:  Is Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine still relevant? Chinese medicine was created prior to the use of microscopes, blood work, and germ theory. Its methods are very low tech and involve no machines. Inserting needles into the body seems barbaric! Added to this, there is the overly simplistic and clichéd stereotype. Mr. Miyagi type people and creations of strange herbal concoctions, leading to miraculous cures are imagined. The Continue Reading