Comments on: Acupuncture Techniques in Traditional Chinese Medicine : How Does Acupuncture Work?

By: EALIXA

EALIXA — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:24:04 +0000

I personally know …
I personally know many people who were treated with acupuncture for different conditions and it worked: migraine,
depression, sinusitis, chronic backache, insomnia…
I have tried it recently and found the results quite surprising.

By: Lockpicker

Lockpicker — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:24:04 +0000

Acupuncture isnt in …
Acupuncture isnt in the mind a recent study did a placebo effect on people with needles that retracted into the handle… and guess what? the placebo didnt work they didnt get the outcome from what real needles give

By: Farbly

Farbly — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:24:04 +0000

My dads taiwanese. …
My dads taiwanese. and hese been watching lots of acupuncture vids. lol. and he showd me one tht actually worked! i thought it was gonna b dumb, but it actually works! it got rid of my runny nose for like an hour. and thne i just do it again this stuff actually works

By: ColectvIndvidulism9

ColectvIndvidulism9 — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:24:04 +0000

Thank you for …
Thank you for posting this information.

By: deepeeeh

deepeeeh — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:24:04 +0000

I live in Taiwan. I …
I live in Taiwan. I have R.A. and my accupuncturist is giving up on me. He’s sending me to a clinic where I get to be stung by a bee 3 times a week. Very effective he says.

By: Tastentier

Tastentier — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:24:04 +0000

In other words: All …
In other words: All studies where the acupuncturist knows if he gives “real” or placebo treatment are bound to show confirmation bias, and even with this bias the results of the placebo group are pretty close to the test group. Besides, “success” is only “proven” when the result can’t be measured, but is based on the patient’s verbal statements. Finally, at least in cases of r.arthritis it’s clear that acupuncture doesn’t do anything.

By: Tastentier

Tastentier — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:24:04 +0000

The one study on …
The one study on rheumatoid arthritis is not only biased but also dates back to 1974. There’s a newer study from 1999, “The effect of acupuncture on patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a randomized, placebo-controlled cross-over study”, J.David, S.Townsend, R.Sathanathan, S.Kriss and C.J.Doré1, published by the British Society for Rheumatology; it shows that acupuncture doesn’t reduce the inflammatory markers and comes to the conclusion that acupuncture is pointless in cases of R.A.

By: Tastentier

Tastentier — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:24:04 +0000

I have reviewed the …
I have reviewed the papers mentioned by mg200442000. Most of them focus on pain and nausea, i.e. symptoms where the placebo effect can truly shine. No proper double-blind trials since the acupuncturist knew if “real” or “sham” acp. was applied. The “success rates” of the placebo control groups were too close to the results of the test groups to be deemed statistically significant (about 10% difference only). This doesn’t prove anything.

By: danmoore5000

danmoore5000 — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:24:04 +0000

Well I’m very …
Well I’m very encouraged that you’re using accredited medical institutions to make your case. However, I remain somewhat skeptical because the science does not yet appear to be conclusive and, probably more importantly, because I have yet to have the physiology of acupuncture explained to me in a modern medical context.

Perhaps you can help me with that. How does acupuncture actually work? I’ve been waiting for someone to explain that to me sufficiently for a long time.

By: robertlowryjr

robertlowryjr — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:24:04 +0000

Is that why the …
Is that why the UCLA and Stanford Medical Schools teach acupuncture to Doctors? If it was only Placebo the FDA would shut down those and every other school that teaches acupuncture and ban licensure.
Acupuncture is better than Placebo,thats one reason the FDA approved acu needles as a medical device back in 1996. If it was BS the lawyers and lobbyists from the insurance companies would surely overturn the mandates in some states that cover it.