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Acupuncture is nothing but pseudoscience. Please don't stick needles into people.
by zaphod420 7y ago
Acupuncture is nothing but pseudoscience.
Please don't stick needles into people.
- pinkfoot 7y agoYou are uninformed. In fact, if we give it an English name and juice its performance with bi-metallic chemistry you get 'trigger point dry-needling'. With some measurable, reproducible effects: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28158962 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28158962
- kekebo 7y agoFrom the abstract: Low-quality evidence suggests superior outcomes with dry needling for functional outcomes when compared to no treatment or sham needling. However, no difference in functional outcomes exists when compared to other physical therapy treatments. Evidence of long-term benefit of dry needling is currently lacking.