Acupuncture is useless

Each year, Americans spend more than $30 billion on "alternative and complimentary" treatments. Yale University neurologist and the editor of the Science-Based Medicine blog, Dr. Steven Novella, explains why acupuncture makes no medical sense.

[jaredjones]

Acupuncture - Only therapy that fixed my lower back pain after 11 years in the military when years of muscle relaxing drug therapy did nothing. Thanks Acupuncture!

[indd]

My dog's rear legs were paralysed, 2 weeks of medicine didn't work but 2 sessions of accupuncture did. Where did my dog learn about placebo effect😅😅

[bunny]

I just did acupuncture for the first time ever. I have lower back spasms that were so bad, I ended up in the ER. My muscle relaxers did nothing. I sat there with acupuncture needles in my shins, foot, and hands. I was thinking, "this is so stupid and it's never going to work!"
I got home and I am now a believer. I literally am in shock. My back isn't healed, but all of the spasms are I can actually twist and touch my WHAT THE

[baskinrobinsons]

I swear some writers and “business insiders” would rather the whole country be on prescribed drugs and pain killers for their back problems instead of finding a natural solution to their problems. I have arthritis in my back and acupuncture helps immensely. I guess not enough people are lining their pockets with $.

[navsquid]

A neurologist explains why you should use opioids.

[Craftinfinite]

Studies shows that creating micro trauma to a tendon or ligament with the insertion of acupuncture needles can stimulate the body's healing response, causing blood and oxygen to profuse the tissue to create an anti-inflammatory effect and also help to dispel any waste products in the tissue. It also works as "PROLO-like" therapy where the micro-trauma causes the tissue to react accordingly to what it needs. If too tight it can loosen, if too loose, it can tighten. Also there isn't a better tool for releasing trigger points in the myofascial tissue. This video is pointing towards a certain type of acupuncture that I would also argue is more than placebo, but there are many very practical, observable and material applications that are anything but placebo.

[Joeyblondewolf]

Off course a doctor would say this.. Lol he just wants your money 😂 acupuncture saved my life! It helped my depression and my health. I wasn't a believer till I got a treatment

[weebooweaboo]

Beauty insider: we tried facial acupunture
Tech insider: acupunture is useless
How ironic

[alexandereisen]

Trust me, the field of neurology has zero solutions their patients either.

[roy-tv]

this man's aura screams he needs acupuncture lol

[fryloc]

Just because you don't know how it works, doesn't mean it doesn't work.

[angelthman]

I tried many different treatments and remedies for my tennis elbow. Nothing worked except acupuncture. If it was just a placebo effect, then why didn't I have a placebo effect for all the other treatments?

[PKmaster]

This comment section is a goddamn field day *and I love it*

[niphrim]

Even if it's creates "healing" through a placebo effect, if a person's condition improves, might it be worth it?

Never had it so I can't comment any more than that.

[heitorlima]

"Literally thousands of studies" doesn't mention even one of them. Damn dude even I who don't believe in this shit am getting the fallacies, jeeeez

[asadjavaid]

That means I am doomed because doctors can’t treat me either

[vloggingthing]

This guy would just prescribe you opioids but yeah it’s acupuncture doesn’t work 💀

[arikosubumo]

You are just envy because acupuncture is cheaper and more effective than your prescriptions. That's why people resort to it.

[jenpanarese]

Acupuncture literally saved me from my anxiety. I've struggled with anxiety for years! Went to therapy, did medication, took yoga classes, literally did everything. I tried acupuncture once by a lady down where I live, the last time I had anxiety was over a year ago. It really worked for me so idk how this could work

[joemama-lqyx]

Of course it can't prescribed highly addictive pain killers for it