Category Archives: Acupuncture Research

Is acupuncture more effective than “sham” acupuncture?

Even a quick and casual review of modern clinical research regarding acupuncture efficacy will find may studies in which “sham” or “fake” acupuncture is compared to “real” acupuncture. In some of these studies, “real” acupuncture is found to be “no more effective” than “sham” acupuncture.