Yes the sciewntific community, the old stale part of it cries bunk. The scienticians for hire cry bunk even louder (they are paid to do so ;-).
What is so ironic about this statement is that you are giving the perfect example of why these healing modalities are considered "bunk". You are making a claim without supporting evidence just as they are.
Look at acupuncture. At one time this was also thought of as bunk because there was no scientific evidence backing the claims. But if you run a search on Medline to look at the studies being done the evidence is coming forth that acupuncture is for real and it is becoming more accepted. Insurance companies are even paying now for acupuncture treatments.