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That’s because it’s all placebo effect. That doesn’t make acupuncture effective. Anything you can make someone believe can be just as effective.
You not only don't need to hit the meridians, but you also don't need to penetrate the skin.
What do you call alternative medicine that works? Medicine.
Nah, it's effective for some things, they just didn't clarify that it is NOT good for everything idiots claim, but a small subset of chronic pain issues where causing endorphins to release and some direct tissue stimulation are the mechanisms of action.
Sure, you might claim treating symptoms still isn't "fixing" anything like with much of medicine, but pain relief and stimulation are both very much parts of actual medical recovery plans.
My physiotherapist stuck a needle in my muscles, instantly relaxing them. That was certainly not a placebo effect, as I didn't really feel the needle, till the muscle suddenly spasmed into a relaxed state.
He only did it in two or three spots, so it's not acupuncture in the sense that you become the pincushion for a quilting enthousiast. But it certainly is sticking needles into your skin for a medical reason. The proper medical term is dry needling.
Actually, since the placebo effect is well documented to have an effect, anything that induces the placebo effect is effective.
I understand how that’s inconvenient, but that doesn’t make it untrue.