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troutman · 05-13-2009, 04:39 PM

Acupuncture (two different interpretations of the same study):

Acupuncture, even simulated form, beats usual care for low back pain: study
http://chealth.canoe.ca/channel_heal...&channel_id=44

The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM), part of the U.S. National Institutes of Health, funded the SPINE trial.

Acupuncture Does Not Work for Back Pain
http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/?p=492

The authors recognize that the results of their study are consistent with placebo or nonspecific effects, without the need to invoke any specific effects from acupuncture itself. But I would say that this study, combined with other studies, does not leave the question “unclear” - it makes is very clear that there are no specific effects from acupuncture, and any effects are either due to placebo effects or are a response to the therapeutic ritual surrounding the delivery of acupuncture.

05-13-2009, 04:39 PM	#168
troutman Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Crowsnest Pass Exp:	Acupuncture (two different interpretations of the same study): Acupuncture, even simulated form, beats usual care for low back pain: study http://chealth.canoe.ca/channel_heal...&channel_id=44 The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM), part of the U.S. National Institutes of Health, funded the SPINE trial. Acupuncture Does Not Work for Back Pain http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/?p=492 The authors recognize that the results of their study are consistent with placebo or nonspecific effects, without the need to invoke any specific effects from acupuncture itself. But I would say that this study, combined with other studies, does not leave the question “unclear” - it makes is very clear that there are no specific effects from acupuncture, and any effects are either due to placebo effects or are a response to the therapeutic ritual surrounding the delivery of acupuncture. Last edited by troutman; 05-13-2009 at 04:44 PM.