Acupuncture placebo better than acupuncture

[Jeff Corey]

eerm, when you can conclude that there is no meridan system, i assumed you did read the scientific research into it...

You are confusing me with someone else.

 

[fls]

Isotopic approach to the visualization of acupuncture meridians. Agressologie. 1984 Nov;25(10):1107-11. PMID: 6097132

Study of acupuncture meridians using radioactive tracers. Bull Acad Natl Med. 1985 Oct;169(7):1071-5. PMID: 3008958

Do Meridians of Acupuncture Exist ? A Radioactive Tracer Study of the Bladder Meridian. Am J Acup. Vol. 9, 3:251-256. 1981

Experimental Study on Radioactive Pathways of Hypodermically Injected Technetium-99m. J Nucl Med 33: 403-407. 1992

A Study on the Migration of Radioactive Tracers after Injection at Acupoints. Am J Acup. Vol. 20. 3:245-256. 1992

Approach to the characteristics of the movement of qixue in meridians by means of radionuclide imaging. Zhen Ci Yan Jiu. 1990;15(4):315-8. PMID: 2177384

Differences in acupuncture point SP-10 and non-acupuncture point following subcutaneous injection of Tc-99m pertechnetate. Am J Chin Med. 1993;21(3-4):221-9. PMID: 8135165


will see if i can find them online.

Hmmm...visual inspection for patterns, in the absence of blinding...

Which of those studies do you find the most compelling?

Linda

 

[fls]

because the evidence is weak. because the study was much to small i think.

Studies are also published in order to stimulate exploration.

Linda