Does Acupuncture Work?

• “Yes”

  

  “MRI's Don't Lie”

• “Objection”

  

  “fMRIs are Tricky”
  

  Response

fMRI Statistical Significance is Hard to Acheive

Bill Reddy

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The reason is that MRI's are EXPENSIVE.  To run a study with hundreds of patients performing before/after MRI's is cost prohibitive.  If we had all the money in the world to throw at detailed studies of acupuncture, it would demonstrate it's efficacy.

These "preliminary" findings consistently demonstrate acupuncture's neurological effects.

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"Yes" Bill Reddy

• The WHO Supports the Use of Acupuncture in Treating Many Conditions
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• Those Who Question Scientific Basis Have Not Done Their Homework
  1
• A Proven System That is Less Dangerous Than Western Medicine
  2
• What About Common Sense Reasoning?
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• There ARE Limitations to Acupuncture
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• Should We Trust the #1 Ranked Medical School in This Country?
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• Insurance Coverage for Acupuncture is on the Rise
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• MRI's Don't Lie
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• You WANT Meta-Analyses? I GIVE You Meta-Analyses
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• Why Would Your Colleagues Be Drawn to Practicing QUACKERY?
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"No" Steven Novella MD

• Acupuncture is a Pre-Scientific Superstition
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• Acupuncture Lacks a Plausible Mechanism
  1
• Claims for Efficacy are Often Based Upon a Bait-and-Switch Deception
  3
• Clinical Trials Show That Acupuncture Does Not Work
  2

"No" Edzard Ernst

• The Ancient Chinese Theories are Not Correct
  1
• The Best Clinical Trials Fail to Demonstrate Effectiveness
  1
• Patients Experience Benefit Because of Placebo Effects
  1

Most Objections

• The WHO Supports the Use of Acupuncture in Treating Many Conditions
  4
• Those Who Question Scientific Basis Have Not Done Their Homework
  1
• A Proven System That is Less Dangerous Than Western Medicine
  2
• What About Common Sense Reasoning?
  0
• Acupuncture Lacks a Plausible Mechanism
  1
• The Ancient Chinese Theories are Not Correct
  1
• Patients Experience Benefit Because of Placebo Effects
  1
• Acupuncture is a Pre-Scientific Superstition
  1
• Clinical Trials Show That Acupuncture Does Not Work
  2
• Should We Trust the #1 Ranked Medical School in This Country?
  0
• Insurance Coverage for Acupuncture is on the Rise
  0
• MRI's Don't Lie
  0
• You WANT Meta-Analyses? I GIVE You Meta-Analyses
  1
• Why Would Your Colleagues Be Drawn to Practicing QUACKERY?
  0

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