Interesting study comparing individualized acupuncture using Chinese Medicine patterns versus a protocol. No difference. Here is the standardized protocol. Notice, NO ELECTRO. Abstract here. Article here. Only body-needle acupuncture without electrical stimulation was allowed. Standardized acupuncture used the following
So within one year of getting a knee replacement many patients received an arthroscopy. Follow the money. Arthroscopy. 2013 Nov 27. pii: S0749-8063(13)00973-0. doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2013.09.002. [Epub ahead of print] An Epidemiologic Analysis of Clinical Practice Guidelines for Non-Arthroplasty Treatment of
I would have thought the fact that acupuncture works on animals in myriad lab studies would quash much of the placebo accusations, but maybe this series of studies showing that acupuncture works on dementia patients may help to persuade skeptics.
