How to 'prove' that alternative medicine works: 1. Do a tiny study on a weird surrogate endpoint 2. Find a clinically insignificant difference 3. Repeat 4. Cherry-pick the best ones Use as necessary for chiropractic, acupuncture, homeopathy et al
Examples include: 1. Proving that chiropractic changes MRI results kinda sorta a little 2. Finding that acupuncture is related to inflammation markers 3. Naturopathy with a p=0.49 difference in blood sugar levels