• B0rax@feddit.de
      46·
      6 months ago

      I thought it was shown that it definitely helps, but it really doesn’t matter where the needles are placed, just that you are poked.

      • LemmyRefugee@lemmy.world
        6·
        6 months ago

        I don’t doubt it may work for some people (placebo maybe?) but not for me. I have sinusitis, I was told that I may breathe well with acupuncture. Five sessions later, zero improvement, and a lot of money spent. The guy told me that I may need 5 more sessions because somehow my body was not reacting as expected…. For free? No, paying again. No, thanks.

      • DontAskAboutUpdog@lemmy.world
        32·
        6 months ago

        Any study that shows positive effect is funded by the chinese goverment. Like 100% of thise studies show positive effect. Nothing else on the market that isnt snake oil shows 100% positive effect. Pushing TCM is chinese goverment way of increasing its political influence around the world.

    • CookieOfFortune@lemmy.world
      36·
      6 months ago

      I think more research should be done as it may interact with the interstitium which is a relatively new discovery and may provide a scientific explanation.

      • DontAskAboutUpdog@lemmy.world
        3·
        6 months ago

        There is no effect. Any serious study shows zero effect. And even without that, just by looking at the origin of it, it is astrology.

    • wanderinglurk@lemmy.world
      612·
      6 months ago

      I’d disagree. Even as a sample of one, I benefitted from it greatly from treating my sinus and LBP. For a bit of context, this is in Singapore where we have a formal medical board to regulate TCM and acupuncture, and physicians undergo years of college education. Laws are also present to deter abuse and protect patients.