The Acupuncture and Fasciae Fallacy

https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/acupuncture-and-fascial-planes-junk-s [snip!]
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PainSci notes

Ben Kavoussi, a doctor and acupuncturist himself by training (and therefore an unusually credible critic) explains the dubious history and provenance of some of acupuncture’s key concepts. For instance, Kavoussi describes how the supposedly “ancient” and mystical meridians of acupuncture are actually based on rather modern and arbitrary interpretation, prior to which the meridians corresponded mainly with the big, obvious blood vessels and were basically all about bloodletting: an idea common to many primitive medical philosophies, and not related to any proposed magic forces. Such historical perspective is extremely useful in understanding how naively over-rated acupuncture has become in the world today.

~ Paul Ingraham, PainSci Publisher

Related Content

1. “Acupuncture and history: The “ancient” therapy that’s been around for several decades,” David Ramey, ScienceBasedMedicine.org.
2. “A true history of acupuncture,” Ramey et al, Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies, 2004.

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