Acupuncture is getting popular in west country,many practitioner claim their widely use for different condition,But what is truth?
New research showed:article provides an overview of Cochrane reviews of acupuncture,Thirty-two reviews were found, covering a wide range of conditions. Twenty-five of them failed to demonstrate the effectiveness of acupuncture. The conditions that are most solidly backed up by evidence are chemotherapy-induced nausea/vomiting, postoperative nausea/vomiting, and idiopathic headache. It is concluded that Cochrane reviews of acupuncture do not suggest that this treatment is effective for a wide range of conditions
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Reference:J Pain Symptom Manage. 2008 Sep 11
