High-level acupuncture summary
A weekly nugget or two of pain science news and ideas for patients and pros, usually 400–1000 words. The blog is the “director’s commentary” on the core content of PainScience.com: a library of major articles and books about common painful problems and popular treatments. See the blog archives or updates for the whole site.
To this day, even skeptics still cut acupuncture too much slack. But it’s pure nonsense — no better than homeopathy, psychic surgery, or ivermectin for Covid. Yesterday, I polished my high-level summary of acupuncture and made a “graphical quote” out of it…
A high-level summary isn’t about the science, but of course I do cover the science in detail. See Does Acupuncture Work for Pain? A review of modern acupuncture evidence and myths, focused on treatment of back pain & other common chronic pains.