Problems with Sham Acupuncture as a valid control for Verum Acupuncture

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Hi Attilio and All,

 

That is another example of the problem of using " Sham AP " as a

" control " in AP research!

 

In the " Sham " group, active points were stimulated (admittedly

minimally), but minimal stimulation, as in Qigong and Toyohari AP also

works.

 

The bottom line is that BOTH treatments gave significantly better results

than no treatment (the waiting-list group).

 

IMO. we should campaign actively for elimination of " Sham AP " from AP

research. IMO, the best research comparisons should be Verum v No

treatment (or v State-of-the-Art WM treatment)

 

Best regards,

Phil

 

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