Yeah, the studies aren't great. I was looking specifically at pain management.
It's kind of odd that they'd be using it as a cure for depression. heh. I guess it makes sense... but it's kind of odd.
Skip the acupuncture studies and check out the latest on placebos. Even if you tell someone they are taking a placebo for xyz, it results in improvements in xyz over the control group in a lot of areas that have a stronger relationship with psycology. obviously a placebo will do shit to heal a compound fracture, but it might help with the pain.
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