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Cochrane reviews show that acupuncture works for some types of pain: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21359919 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21359919 (I
by michaelkeenan 11y ago
Cochrane reviews show that acupuncture works for some types of pain: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21359919 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21359919
(It's not mentioned in the abstract I linked, but searching Cochrane's site shows that they look at studies comparing acupuncture to a "fake" acupuncture, which is presumably putting needles randomly.)
- panglott 11y agoWell, that appears to be real science about acupuncture. Acupuncture isn't a science based not on whether it works or not (there appears to be some scientific evidence that it can), but rather because it is based on handed-down traditional knowledge and personal experience rather than empirical research. That doesn't make it bad, it just makes it culture.