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Acupuncture [b] is a form of alternative medicine [2] and a component of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) in which thin needles are inserted into the body. [3] Acupuncture is a pseudoscience; [4] [5] the theories and practices of TCM are not based on scientific knowledge, [6] and it has been characterized as quackery. [c]
Auriculotherapy (also auricular therapy, ear acupuncture, and auriculoacupuncture) is a form of alternative medicine based on the idea that the ear is a micro-system which reflects the entire body, represented on the auricle, the outer portion of the ear. Conditions affecting the physical, mental or emotional health of the patient are assumed ...
Gua sha is a pseudoscience, has no known health benefits and can have adverse effects, ... —or along the pathway of the acupuncture meridians, ...
Ernst cites as evidence the phenomenon whereby 100% of a sample of acupuncture trials originating in China had positive conclusions. [217] David Gorski contrasts evidence-based medicine, in which researchers try to disprove hyphotheses, with what he says is the frequent practice in pseudoscience-based research, of striving to confirm pre ...
Cupping is a PART OF ACUPUNCTURE - and if you accept acupuncture as an alternative therapy, by default, you accept Cupping, Gua Sha, Acupressure, and Moxibustion - all parts of the Chinese Medicine/Acupuncture system. You cannot separate them. LetaHerman 13:35, 24 January 2024 (UTC) Please see related discussions above.
Colorpuncture, cromopuncture, or color light acupuncture, is a pseudoscientific [1] alternative medicine practice based on "mystical or supernatural" beliefs [2] which asserts that colored lights can be used to stimulate acupuncture points to promote healing and better health.
The traditional explanation of acupuncture states that it works by manipulating the circulation of qi through a network of meridians. [13] Practitioners of reiki , a pseudoscientific healing modality, believe that qi is transmitted to the client via the palms of the practitioner’s hands.
Non-scientific health care (e.g., acupuncture, ayurvedic medicine, chiropractic, homeopathy, naturopathy) is licensed by individual states. Practitioners use unscientific practices and deception on a public who, lacking complex health-care knowledge, must rely upon the trustworthiness of providers.