03-04-2009, 11:32 PM
Quote:acupuncture (yes, I know it has been shown to work -- but nowhere as well or as universally as its proponents claim)
I think the current status is that sticking pins in people seems to have some very minor nausea and pain relief effect, but that it doesn't matter if you're using traditional Chinese methods, or just poking people randomly, it all has basically the same effect. It seems more or less like jabbing people with pins makes for an especially convincing placebo.
-Jester