Have you ever tried acupuncture?
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It's largely demand from employees via the employers buying the plans. They do not rely on evidence, while providers are focusing on EBM. The providers and interventions supported by the evidence don't get coverage or attention they deserve.
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EBM?
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Does the mainstream stuff work? Various experiments (e.g. RAND, Oregon) suggest the major effect is often psychosomatic only. If faith healing/naturopathy/crystlas produce similar psychosomatic effects for less money, why not?
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The mainstream stuff is a mix of known to work (antibiotics, vaccines etc) and stuff that’s unclear/still being figured out (statins). Stuff that’s known to NOT work does get weeded out though it takes time.
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Only a few woke ones pay for it. Not all I believe. Contested territory in terms of evidence... Even if unprovable, Psychosomatic / placebo effects are non-trivial.
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My naturopath is for making me healthier. (What would cleaner eating look like for me? Do I need to address nutrient imbalance etc?) My doctor is for skateboard injuries.
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Exactly, favorable asymmetry risk/reward by leveraging time aspect (regression to mean), I.e probability pain goes away after a while
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