Actually, there's no way to tell if migraine reduction was due to a
placebo effect. What this does suggest is that the clinical effects
of acupuncture (at least in this case) are likely not related to
modification of the patient's "qi" (chi). The intended effect of
acupuncture is to correct problems with a person's qi, or the "life
force" that penetrates us, surrounds us, and binds the galaxy
together (oh, wait, that's "the force" from Star Wars--well it's
something like that).
So, perhaps there's something else about the acupuncture technique
that relieves migraines. Whether it be the needles, the fact you have
lay down and relax for an hour, or a regular placebo effect, remains
to be seen.
Cheers,
Chris
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Assistant Professor
Department of Psychology, University of Missouri - Kansas City
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On Mar 2, 2006, at 10:51 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On 2 Mar 2006 at 10:16, Marc Carter wrote:
But the kicker is that "sham acupuncture" produced the same effect.
Pla ce bo. But don't tell my wife I said that.
Right on, Marc! The real question is how do they get away with such
stuff in print. It never fails to amaze.
(""What we showed is that acupuncture is effective but we need more
research to find out the biological effect behind it," added Diener,
who reported his findings in The Lancet Neurology journal."
Stephen
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