Foot Ache Release: Acupuncture and Chiropractic Care
Saturday, February 11th, 2012 at
4:42 am
RMIT University academic Dr Zhen Zheng explains how acupuncture operates. Observe other videos in this series goo.gl And if you have a question about how something performs that you want answered, hit us up right here ow.ly Study Chinese Medicine at RMIT www.rmit.edu.au
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Hahahaha, Acupuncture. Do you guys have a course in “Defence agains the Dark Arts”?
@MicrobeGarden It explains how acupuncture _might_ effect change, if the imaginary chi meridians were real. If only they treated the imaginary meridians with imaginary needles, there might be less risk of infection, nerve damage and punctured lungs.
As for complying with infection control standards, I can’t see any gloves on that practitioner’s hands, nor any sign that the needling sites have been swabbed with any disinfectant. Maybe they’re using imaginary gloves and disinfectant?
I like where it says “Imagine in the body there are meridians”. It certainly requires an active imagination to believe in healing by the magic of chi. Looking forward to RMIT’s video explanation of how Voodoo and Homeopathy work.
@GPeterD Thanks for your comment. We welcome discussion and want to provide you with the most accurate information possible from our academic. We’ll post a response soon.
Agree with @SeanTalksTooMuch. Acupuncture is essentially discredited. Read Singh’s book: Trick or Treatment and Bad Science website.(I have no commercial connection with the book nor any connection with Singh nor with @SeanTalksTooMuch.) It is amazing that unis (not just RMIT) promote practices that have little scientific foundation. Can someone please answer @SeanTalksTooMuch ‘s questions on this site, not as a private communication with him/her?
The video describes the body as a city full of traffic. And then goes on to explain how to fix the traffic. But is the analogy correct? Any evidence for this mechanism?
Excellent video. I’ve never understood the aims of acupuncture and this video is an excellent illustration that explains how acupuncture may effect change. As a microbiologist I also appreciate that this is now performed by qualified personnel that must comply with infection control standards.
@SeanTalksTooMuch Hi Sean, thanks for your comment. Drop us an email at interact@rmit.edu.au and we’ll get someone to respond to you.
Can “chi” be measured or defined? The peer-reviewed literature is abundant with studies that show acupuncture as being no more effective than placebo. Could you point me in the direction of peer reviewed studies that support acupuncture as an effective treatment?
I am just very skeptical of a treatment that has no clearly defined causal mechanism, holds a potential risk of infection and nerve damage, and to my knowledge has never been shown to be more effective than placebo treatment.