Acupuncture Research

The Acupuncturist and the Skeptic

The following conversation is redacted from a debate on an online forum from the Atlantic Magazine: There are numerous studies pointing to the effectiveness of Acupuncture for a wide variety of conditions. The Mayo Clinic reported one such study done for Fibromylagia. The researchers concluded: “This study paradigm allows for controlled and blinded clinical trials of acupuncture. We found that acupuncture significantly improved symptoms of fibromyalgia. Symptomatic improvement was not restricted to pain relief and was most significant for fatigue […]

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Western medicine prides itself on being scientific and evidence based, though some research suggests that more than half of all western medical procedures are not based on research. Scientific American delves into the issue in a recent article illustrating that there is not a high degree of scientific certainty in modern medicine. Professor of public policy Erik M. Patashnik recently published a story on Vox that states: “The recent news that stents inserted in patients with heart disease to keep

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