Myles Power investigates. Acupuncture, considered superstitious and irrational as far back as the seventeenth century, gained popularity in the west when it was reintroduced by the Chinese Communist government in 1949. This reinstatement of the once outlawed practice was possibly driven by nationalistic motives or the need to provide basic healthcare to a large population. Since its adoption acupuncture has been extensively studied and is now generally seen as ineffective, although some argue that it may have limited applications due to the placebo effect. However, I believe that the placebo effect has been exaggerated, even by prominent skeptics, allowing pseudoscience to firmly get one foot in the door.
I am going to lock this post, though I would rather remove it. The information provided on the video and the video creator’s website is not proof or evidence. The studies referred to are 8+ years old, which in the research community is considered outdated. Just because a site has .org does not mean it contains reliable information. Scientific evidence is more than stringing along several poorly correlating studies done by individual companies or persons. Also, what may work for some may not work for you and vice-versa. Everyone’s biology, physiology, and other relevant backgrounds are different and should be taken into consideration when posting health-based information.
You are free to bring up topics to discuss here, but next time you post a video with a wall of text directly from the video summary, I will remove it. If you want to start out with a personal discussion and link information within your post to check out, I will consider allowing it as long as the intention is to create a constructive discussion, not merely being dismissive of alternative viewpoints.
Furthermore, I will update community rules as the action of posting links videos with no (or no original context to initiate a healthy dialogue between users) has become more prevalent. Please consider this a warning.
Discussions are wonderful: Here’s another point of view, (https://www.evidencebasedacupuncture.org/acupuncture-scientific-evidence/)
Also from Harvard (https://hms.harvard.edu/news/exploring-science-acupuncture)
And Johns Hopkins (https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/wellness-and-prevention/acupuncture)
poor methodology in the studies. https://quackwatch.org/acupuncture/
If it makes you feel better who cares? You’re not hurting anyone and they aren’t either (assuming they’re licensed and properly sanitized).
“what’s the harm fallacy” it is used instead of real effective treatment; fraud it is not free, …
I didn’t mean to imply they should advertise as effective treatment, that would be not okay. However, saying “sure we provide acupuncture and its benefits are up to you” is fine by me.
there is no way you looked at the evidence from the video.
