If it's as effective as suggested, I don't see any ethical quandaries in doing
so.
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As to the placebo effect, a while back I posted an article that
strongly suggested, based on study, that the majority (around 80% I
seem to remember) of MDs in the US not only agree with using placebos,
but do in practice themselves.
On Feb 19, 9:27 am, Michael Berkovits <[email protected]> wrote:
> But the
> placebo effect is unlikely to account for all the pain reduction, she
> says. "There might be physiological changes" brought on as needle
> sticks affect the nervous system, she says.
> The experience of undergoing the ritual of acupuncture also
> influences
> the therapy's effectiveness, she says. "Belief is a big part of
> this,"
> says Furlan, a trained acupuncturist who no longer practices."
>
> This is a poorly written article. The author of the article says
> acupuncture works because of at least three factors: the placebo
> effect, physiological changes, and "belief." But belief is the
> placebo effect.
>
> On Feb 19, 12:10 pm, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>
> > Accupuncture?
> > Stick.........ler.........play.............on............words? ie:
> > joke Get it? {;-)
>
> > On Feb 19, 9:50 am, ornamentalmind <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > If you mean 'Stickler' as in the way Lynne Truss defines herself,
> > > perhaps. Otherwise I must claim ignorance.
>
> > > On Feb 19, 12:32 am, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > > I guess that's the Stickler, eh?
>
> > > > On Feb 18, 8:43 pm, ornamentalmind <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > > > "I don't think this thread is going to fly orn." - SD
>
> > > > > HeHe Slip! I post it merely for information. I had guessed that
> > > > > perhaps a few believers on either/both sides of the opinion spectrum
> > > > > would chime in. :D
>
> > > > > On Feb 18, 6:10 pm, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > > > > I don't think this thread is going to fly orn.
>
> > > > > > On Feb 18, 5:58 pm, ornamentalmind <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > > > > >http://www.chinesemedicinetimes.com/forum/showthread.php?t=532-Hidequ...
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