Acupuncture No Better Than Placebo And May Be Harmful
Friday, April 15, 2011 - 08:50
in Health & Medicine
Acupuncture is advocated by some for pain control but there are doubts about its effectiveness and its safety. Investigators from the Universities of Exeter&Plymouth (Exeter, UK) and the Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine (Daejeon, South Korea) evaluated systematic reviews of acupuncture in order to explore the issue. Their analysis in PAIN concluded there is little convincing evidence that acupuncture is effective in reducing pain and serious adverse effects continue to be reported. read more