No, evidence suggests no such thing. Rather, evidence suggests that acupuncture has no effect greater than placebo. https://twitter.com/CADTH_ACMTS/status/1230141246074650624 …
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Replying to @gorskon
placebos are an effective intervention for .... 10%? 205? maybe 30%? of chronic pain patients, so acupuncture probably would be effective for them, too. But then, so would reiki, palm-reading or drawing a pentagram on the ground in calf's blood.
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Replying to @GraniteGeek
Placebos do not provide durable perception of relief.
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