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| Questionings towards notion of “Acupuncture is just a placebo”：using comparative research of literatures on acupuncture both domestic and foreign as discussion basis |
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| DOI
10.11656/j.issn.1672-1519.2013.10.19 |
| Key Words
low back pain;placebo;sham acupuncture;SCI-sourced journal abroad;domestic core journal;comparative research |
| Author Name | Affiliation | E-mail | | LIN Xiang-jun | Singapore | | | LI Rui | Department of Acupuncture and Massage, Beijing University of TCM, Beijng 100029, China | lirui_bucm@126.com |
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| [Objective] To explore the investigation direction in treatment of low back pain with acupuncture and moxibustion published in SCI-sourced journal in abroad and compare it with that presented in domestic core journal. Through comparative research, we have further explored and thought about the notion of "Acupuncture is just a placebo". [Methods] A statistical analysis was conducted on the difference of research direction from the SCI-sourced journals for 10 years in foreign countries and the domestic core journals about lower back pain treated by acupncture. Therefore, further exploration was performed on that "Acupuncture is just a placebo". [Results] The range of study objectives in foreign researches was more extensive, while the domestic researches were focused on exploring the observation and evaluation of therapeutic effect of acupuncture in treating this disease. However, the foreign researches have involved a sham acupuncture controlled studies, which have not seen in the domestic researches. But, as the establishment of a standardized sham acupuncture control group has some arguments and have not reached consensus. The notion of "Acupuncture is just a placebo" was still controversy. [Conclusion] There exists difference in the research objectives of clinical research literatures published in foreign SCI journals and Chinese core domestic journals with regard to the treatment of low back pain by acupuncture. The notion of "Acupuncture is just a placebo" has yet argument. |
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