Guest guest Posted November 24, 2002 Report Share Posted November 24, 2002 Hi Brian & All, > * Medical Acupuncturists often use only what recent > research shows- but many of their studies are flawed > due to bad study designs because of their ignorance > of chinese medical theory Acupuncture today is one of the most researched of all forms of " alternative medicine. " Many acupuncture studies are flawed due to bad study designs, but not because of " ignorance of Chinese medical theory. " The flaws lie in things like lack of controls, small patient populations, poorly defined patient and disease selection, etc. Also, these flaws especially characterize the research coming out of China even more than most Western studies. If a study is conducted using a standardized AP protocol rather than TCM pattern differentiation, that does not make it " flawed. " Indeed, many studies have shown that standardized " cookbook " AP treatment works. TCM enthusiasts have so far failed to account for the fact that there have been *no* studies to date which show TCM-based AP yields results superior to standardized protocols. Matthew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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