Acupuncture Is Theatrical Placebo

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article , Other literature type 01 Jun 2013 English Publisher:Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)Journal:Anesthesia & Analgesia, volume 116, pages 1,360-1,363 (issn: 0003-2999,

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Authors: David, Colquhoun; Steven P, Novella;

doi: 10.1213/ane.0b013e31828f2d5e

pmid: 23709076

Acupuncture Is Theatrical Placebo

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Abstract

Pain is a big problem. If you read about pain management centers, you might think it had been solved. It has not. And when no effective treatment exists for a medical problem, it leads to a tendency to clutch at straws. Research has shown that acupuncture is little more than such a straw.Although it

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Keywords

Humans, Acupuncture Analgesia

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