Asked today "is there any evidence for #acupuncture?"
Answer "Yes, but all the GOOD quality evidence is negative"
As an example; http://www.bmj.com/content/338/bmj.a3115 … Bigger studies with less bias tend to demonstrate small, if any, benefit.
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there's a lot wrong with that review, mainly the controls used in the trials, number and frequency of tx, these are not considered.
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there is lots of research going on in China investigating why shams work better sometimes than others, and they are finding that
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number and frequency of tx make a big difference. We don't have research of this kind in the west so it will be interesting, unless
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...unless your mind is made up on the matter.
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I'm happy to read whatever evidence you've got on the subject.
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http://aimbeta.bmj.com/content/early/2016/09/01/acupmed-2016-011136.full … you may find this of interest.
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The question is, if the only real effect from CAM is in it's application (not the treatment), why charge for treatments?
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also, in this review they pooled data from trials of acute and chronic pain, from surgical pain to headache to arthritis.
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it is a shocking review and not performed within the remit of the cochrane collaboration.
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I've read many of the Cochrane reviews on acupuncture, and almost universally they conclude insufficient evidence.
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