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Acupuncture, Magic, and Make-Believe
Ulett, George A.
http://www.csicop.org/si/show/acupuncture_magic_and_make-believe/Date Written: 2003-03-01 Publisher: Skeptical Inquirer Year Published: 2003 Pages: 5pp Resource Type: Article Traditional Chinese acupuncture is an archaic procedure of inserting needles through the skin over imaginary channels in accord with rules developed from pre-scientific superstition and numerological beliefs. New research has replaced this mystical sham medical procedure with a simple evidence-based no-needle treatment that stimulates motor points and nerve junctures and induces gene-expression of neurochemicals and activates brain areas important for healing. This is a scientifically based alternative to the previous metaphysical theories and magical rituals. Subject Headings |