It's very rare that you meet an alt med proponent who can argue based on best evidence. Hasn't happened to me yet!
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Replying to @TheBenSchmark
Well for example certain types of acupuncture have decent evidence for one or two conditions. Not really medicine tho.
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Replying to @GidMK
I'm genuinely curious. Can you share/link any systematic reviews for these conditions?
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Replying to @TheBenSchmark
There is some evidence for acupuncture and chronic GIT problems http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0965229915001132 …
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Replying to @GidMK @TheBenSchmark
Equally for chronic pain such as arthritis http://rheumatology.oxfordjournals.org/content/46/3/384.short …
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Replying to @GidMK @TheBenSchmark
The issue is that the results often disappear when significantly rigorous sham treatments are used as placebo. It's tricky.
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For example, evidence is mixed for arthritis http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/art.24009/full …
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And best evidence has now found no significant improvement with acupuncture for IBS http://www.nature.com/ajg/journal/v107/n6/abs/ajg201266a.html …
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It's the kind of alt med treatment I would recommend as a 2nd or 3rd line, something to use for someone with chronic problems
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