To be, or not to be: The calculated politics of acupuncture in JAMA

Chang-zhen Gong; Wei Liu

doi:10.1007/s11655-017-2787-2

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To be, or not to be: The calculated politics of acupuncture in JAMA

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- To be, or not to be: The calculated politics of acupuncture in JAMA
- Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine Vol. 23, Issue 11, Pages: 803-808(2017)
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  American Academy of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, Roseville,USA
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- DOI：10.1007/s11655-017-2787-2
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- Published：2017，
  
  Published Online：28 October 2017，
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Gong, Cz., Liu, W. To be, or not to be: The calculated politics of acupuncture in JAMA., Chin. J. Integr. Med. 23, 803–808 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11655-017-2787-2

Chang-zhen Gong, Wei Liu. To be, or not to be: The calculated politics of acupuncture in JAMA. [J]. Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine 23(11):803-808(2017)
Gong, Cz., Liu, W. To be, or not to be: The calculated politics of acupuncture in JAMA., Chin. J. Integr. Med. 23, 803–808 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11655-017-2787-2 DOI：

Chang-zhen Gong, Wei Liu. To be, or not to be: The calculated politics of acupuncture in JAMA. [J]. Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine 23(11):803-808(2017) DOI： 10.1007/s11655-017-2787-2.

摘要

Ten acupuncture-related articles were published in The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) between 1998 and 2017. Five studies showed positive results in terms of the effectiveness of acupuncture/Chinese medicine (CM); five studies showed negative results. This article summarizes the acupuncturerelated clinical trials published over the last 20 years in JAMA

and addresses what seems to be a fundamental ambivalence in Western medical journals regarding the scientific validity of acupuncture/CM. As yet there has been no consensus on the role of acupuncture in healthcare in Western countries. This is hardly surprising

considering the conflicting evidence found in published studies. Skepticism regarding acupuncture/CM is largely grounded in the fact that an accurate model for assessing the true clinical effects of acupuncture has yet to be created. This article discusses some of the pitfalls which result from applying Western-based scientific principles to CM

and suggests that in many cases

"negative" studies have been misinterpreted. The clinical experience of acupuncture practitioners is often in direct conflict with many of the negative conclusions published in journals. We are in need of an accurate model for sham and placebo treatments

and must analyze all published studies for design flaws and faulty conclusions.

Abstract

and suggests that in many cases

and must analyze all published studies for design flaws and faulty conclusions.

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Chinese MedicineacupunctureWestern medical journalsstudy design

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Chinese MedicineacupunctureWestern medical journalsstudy design

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