Exactly the kind of research we need to be doing to find ways to help combat the opioid crisis. @picardonhealth @cbc @CBCAdrianH @LucyvanOlden @CaulfieldTim @gorskon @kenjaqueshttps://twitter.com/MSK_Integrative/status/1197235721926406144 …
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Actually, acupuncture is just theatrical placebo.https://journals.lww.com/anesthesia-analgesia/Fulltext/2013/06000/Acupuncture_Is_Theatrical_Placebo.25.aspx …
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I have done a few critical appraisals on
#acupuncture trials within my scope of practice. Not convinced of its efficacy based on current best evidence.https://thesgem.com/2017/09/sgem187-pin-cushion-acupuncture-in-the-emergency-department/ … -
@DugaldSeely Do you recognize without a proper RCT you could be fooled by clinical experience (just like me)? How can you separate placebo effect from real effect? - Show replies
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Do the patients who don’t respond well to acupuncture go back to you?
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Yeah, acupuncture was so safe one of my patients came in with a PTX after a session with her friend, the acupuncturist. That was fun.

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I was *shocked* that complications such as these could be under-reported. Then I did some reading...https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3755677/ …
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