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Always fails upon a closer look.
I love how the 2014 followup showed that 100% of studies out of China are positive. It is just a marketing gimmick for industry.
Thanks for the links.
Interesting how you respond to:
By posting a bunch of links to Chinese studies. At least two of which are referenced in the link provided.
These are peer reviewed studies in western journals. Perhaps you're not familiar with the concept of peer review?
This is an interesting theory. I would like to add that acupuncture definitely works for pain temporarily.
While the needles are in the relief is real. My wife, who experiences extreme nausea, also reported it worked for that. They regularly do operations where the patient would not be able to tolerate the pain without anesthesia or acupuncture.
The problem is, once the treatment (the needles are removed) is over the benefit stops. I am interested in the long term benefit. This is where your theory could be put to the test.