Category Archives: Acupuncture

A new review of systematic reviews of acupuncture treatment for pain was recently published in the journal Pain. Basically, a systematic review is a study which looks at primary clinical research studies selected in a comprehensive and pre-determined manner and … Continue reading →

From Science-Based Medicine: How popular is acupuncture? One argument that often comes up when skeptics and proponents of so-called complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) debate is the question of the popularity of various CAM practices. Advocates of CAM often claim … Continue reading →

Acupuncture is one of the CAM modalities most widely accepted as scientifically proven to be effective, at least for pain and maybe nausea. Even providers skeptical of the mystical roots and language of the practice will often suggest that it … Continue reading →

One of the most common arguments made in support of using acupuncture on animals is that veterinary acupuncture is an ancient art practiced and refined in China for thousands of years. On one website providing referrals for acupuncturists, the claim … Continue reading →

A couple of readers have asked me to comment on a study that appears in this month’s Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, Comparison of decompressive surgery, electroacupuncture, and decompressive surgery followed by electroacupuncture for the treatment of dogs … Continue reading →