Are There Any Fake Acupuncture?

Real and fake acupuncture both 

ease the symptoms of menopausal hot flushes: study

Real and fake acupuncture treatments work to ease the symptoms of menopausal hot flushes for women equally as well, say researchers at the University of Melbourne.

During the trials the researchers found a similar, and significant, reduction in the frequency and intensity of hot flushes after both the real and fake treatment.
The trial was the largest of its kind conducted to look into acupuncture treatments.
The researchers used a sophisticated fake needling technique in order to test whether real or fake acupuncture was effective in treating one of the most inconvenient symptoms of menopause.
Dr Carolyn Ee, a medical practitioner also trained in Chinese medicine, conducted the study as part of her PhD research.
She said that the main findings in the trial was that it did not matter which treatment the women received, real or fake, both groups reported relief from symptoms.
"Both groups improved by about 40 per cent at the end of the treatment, so they were about 40 per cent better compared to before starting treatment," Dr Ee said.

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