[pa-l] Re Bandolier, Acupuncture & EBM

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Hi phil ,All,

 

Thank you for your reconfirmation . I think they are using the Oxford university

name to feed the people what they want . checking the group

 

http://www.medicine.ox.ac.uk/bandolier/aboutus.html

 you may think why this may be so?

 

hope we could also drop some line in about their way of writings?

 

 

regards.

 

Majid

 

 

 

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[pa-l] Re Bandolier, Acupuncture & EBM

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Saturday, October 4, 2008, 10:13 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hi Majid & All,

 

Re: Bandolier (evidence-based healthcare) and acup, Majid

<majidfadaie51@ > wrote:

> ... http://www.medicine .ox.ac.uk/ ... the question was are they

> guiding the mislead or misleading the possibly guided ? ...Let's see

> what will you think. I think they search for bias in other studies so

> deep that they forgot their own ...

 

Majid, I agree.

 

Individuals or groups who propose that acupuncture be limited to conditions

for which strict EBM-type evidence confirms efficacy greatly underestimate

the clinical value of acupuncture in every-day practice.

 

Their bias against (or ignorance of) the value of acupuncture do (and will)

NOT deter me from using acupuncture routinely in very many conditions for

which they say there is " no solid evidence " of clinical effect.

 

For example, EBM-type evidence that acupuncture can help horses to win

major Group-1 races does not exist.

 

Tell that to the owners / trainers / vets who used acupuncture in winners of

the Breeders Cup, Kentucky Derby, Melbourne Cup, Prix-de-l'Arc de

Triumph, and top races in Ireland & UK!

 

Bandolier will not be on my bookmark list!

 

Best regards,