Michael Regilio

Look, to do a proper scientific study, you need a control group. And that's just not possible with acupuncture. So in studies, the control group receives the placebo, right? Yes, exactly. So what some studies have done is to test acupuncture against what they call sham acupuncture. Basically, one group, they use the real meridians, by which I mean the imaginary meridians.

Look, to do a proper scientific study, you need a control group. And that's just not possible with acupuncture. So in studies, the control group receives the placebo, right? Yes, exactly. So what some studies have done is to test acupuncture against what they call sham acupuncture. Basically, one group, they use the real meridians, by which I mean the imaginary meridians.

Look, to do a proper scientific study, you need a control group. And that's just not possible with acupuncture. So in studies, the control group receives the placebo, right? Yes, exactly. So what some studies have done is to test acupuncture against what they call sham acupuncture. Basically, one group, they use the real meridians, by which I mean the imaginary meridians.

And in the other group, they just randomly put the needles in non-meridian spots. And I'm guessing the problem with that should seem relatively obvious.

And in the other group, they just randomly put the needles in non-meridian spots. And I'm guessing the problem with that should seem relatively obvious.

And in the other group, they just randomly put the needles in non-meridian spots. And I'm guessing the problem with that should seem relatively obvious.

Yeah. And look, that's pretty much what the study showed. And these were large clinical trials conducted in Germany and the US. Yeah, not China then. Right, which is worth noting. And these non-Chinese trials consistently showed traditional acupuncture and sham acupuncture are pretty much the same at decreasing pain levels for migraines, lower back pain, and knee pain.

Yeah. And look, that's pretty much what the study showed. And these were large clinical trials conducted in Germany and the US. Yeah, not China then. Right, which is worth noting. And these non-Chinese trials consistently showed traditional acupuncture and sham acupuncture are pretty much the same at decreasing pain levels for migraines, lower back pain, and knee pain.

Yeah. And look, that's pretty much what the study showed. And these were large clinical trials conducted in Germany and the US. Yeah, not China then. Right, which is worth noting. And these non-Chinese trials consistently showed traditional acupuncture and sham acupuncture are pretty much the same at decreasing pain levels for migraines, lower back pain, and knee pain.

Absolutely. And you'd be right. But is it the acupuncture or is it the placebo effect? There's actually a widely touted meta-analysis of acupuncture that shows a difference between real acupuncture and sham acupuncture. But in reading about this, there's a lot of critics of this meta-analysis. They point out that the differences are very minute between different people. Plus,

Absolutely. And you'd be right. But is it the acupuncture or is it the placebo effect? There's actually a widely touted meta-analysis of acupuncture that shows a difference between real acupuncture and sham acupuncture. But in reading about this, there's a lot of critics of this meta-analysis. They point out that the differences are very minute between different people. Plus,

Absolutely. And you'd be right. But is it the acupuncture or is it the placebo effect? There's actually a widely touted meta-analysis of acupuncture that shows a difference between real acupuncture and sham acupuncture. But in reading about this, there's a lot of critics of this meta-analysis. They point out that the differences are very minute between different people. Plus,

There was like these huge criticisms of meta-analysis in general that I, gonna be honest with you, I don't understand.

There was like these huge criticisms of meta-analysis in general that I, gonna be honest with you, I don't understand.

There was like these huge criticisms of meta-analysis in general that I, gonna be honest with you, I don't understand.

Yeah. Meridians and chi simply aren't proven, and balancing yin and yang isn't medically sound. And what are the odds that at the end, science ends up going, hey, look, turns out what ancient people believed with no understanding of biology, and they were totally right about all these invisible things they made up?

Yeah. Meridians and chi simply aren't proven, and balancing yin and yang isn't medically sound. And what are the odds that at the end, science ends up going, hey, look, turns out what ancient people believed with no understanding of biology, and they were totally right about all these invisible things they made up?

Yeah. Meridians and chi simply aren't proven, and balancing yin and yang isn't medically sound. And what are the odds that at the end, science ends up going, hey, look, turns out what ancient people believed with no understanding of biology, and they were totally right about all these invisible things they made up?

Not anymore. Okay, look, we need to understand if the act of needles stabbing the skin does something real, like tangible and scientifically provable, or is it just all placebo?

Not anymore. Okay, look, we need to understand if the act of needles stabbing the skin does something real, like tangible and scientifically provable, or is it just all placebo?