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Acupuncture: it's as good as drugs for treating pain
Re: Acupuncture: it's as good as drugs for treating pain -- Posted by Orac on 05-15-05 13:55
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"Peter Moran" wrote:
> "Paul T. Holland" wrote in message
> news:4276C326.22FB0455@bellatlantic.net...
> > Peter, while you are entitled to your opinion, NIH does not agree with
> > you.
>
> The Cochrane collaboration agrees with me in their recent revision of the
> subject, but I do make up my own mind. There are as many negative trials
> appearing as positive, there is a trend towards the better quality trials
> being negative, and you have to factor in that theatrical, novel,
> difficult-to-fully-blind treatment methods like acupuncture are always
> likely to produce some positive trials whether better than an authentic
> placebo or not.
>
> I have also allowed that acupunture may have minor clinical effects. My
> main concern is that many seem happy to believe that ancient Chinese
> theories are being validated. They are not.
Correct. The newer studies tend to show minimal or no effect from
acupuncture, and the Cochrane reviews agree for now.
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Re: Acupuncture: it's as good as drugs for treating pain -- Posted by George Lagergren on 05-15-05 17:48
xxxxx wrote:
> I have also allowed that acupunture may have minor clinical effects. My
> main concern is that many seem happy to believe that ancient Chinese
> theories are being validated. They are not.
"Orac" replied:
> Correct. The newer studies tend to show minimal or no effect from
> acupuncture, and the Cochrane reviews agree for now.
I know a local medical doctor (M.D.) who was a good doctor but
switched to doing acupuncture in his older years. According to his
patients, this doctor is also quite good at using acupuncture to relieve
pain in his patients.
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