Basically, whatever sham acupuncture you choose, either sticking needles in "non-acupuncture" points or using sham retractable needles, the answer is the same: "True acupuncture" is no different from "sham acupuncture."
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Our conclusion is thus that acupuncture is a theatrical placebo.
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Of course, if the FDA were to approve a drug or treatment that didn't do better than placebo, acupuncture advocates would be outraged—and rightly so. Yet they advocate for a treatment that's never convincingly been shown to be better than placebo for anything.
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