A true history of acupuncture

Two pages on PainSci cite Ramey 2004: 1. Does Acupuncture Work for Pain? 2. Still not so ancient after all 

related content

• “Acupuncture and history: The “ancient” therapy that’s been around for several decades,” David Ramey, ScienceBasedMedicine.org.
• “The Acupuncture and Fasciae Fallacy,” Ben Kavoussi, ScienceBasedMedicine.org.
• “The Reality of Ancient Wisdom: Acupuncture and TCM Weren’t So Great,” Harriet Hall, ScienceBasedMedicine.org.

This page is part of the PainScience BIBLIOGRAPHY, which contains plain language summaries of thousands of scientific papers & others sources. It’s like a highly specialized blog. A few highlights:

• Topical glyceryl trinitrate (GTN) and eccentric exercises in the treatment of mid-portion achilles tendinopathy (the NEAT trial): a randomised double-blind placebo-controlled trial. Kirwan 2024 Br J Sports Med.
• Placebo analgesia in physical and psychological interventions: Systematic review and meta-analysis of three-armed trials. Hohenschurz-Schmidt 2024 Eur J Pain.
• Recovery trajectories in common musculoskeletal complaints by diagnosis contra prognostic phenotypes. Aasdahl 2021 BMC Musculoskelet Disord.
• Cannabidiol (CBD) products for pain: ineffective, expensive, and with potential harms. Moore 2023 J Pain.
• Moderators of the effect of therapeutic exercise for knee and hip osteoarthritis: a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis. Holden 2023 The Lancet Rheumatology.