British Medical Journal Acupuncture

https://www.bmj.com/content/338/bmj.a3115

Considerable heterogeneity existed (I 2 =66%) when we compared placebo acupuncture with no acupuncture but not when we compared acupuncture with placebo acupuncture (I 2 =36%), although both analyses were based on the same trials and the same outcomes and approximately one third of the patients were identical (those in the placebo groups). Thus, more variation seems to occur in the no acupuncture groups than in the acupuncture groups.

Should doctors recommend acupuncture for pain? | The …

https://www.bmj.com/content/360/bmj.k970

Yes—Mike Cummings. Guidelines in most developed countries recommend acupuncture for treating pain. Indeed, in Brazil, acupuncture is recognised as a …

Acupuncture | The BMJ

https://www.bmj.com/content/319/7215/973

Acupuncture is the stimulation of special points on the body, usually by the insertion of fine needles. Originating in the Far East about …

The safety of acupuncture | The BMJ

https://www.bmj.com/content/323/7311/467

Acupuncture is safe in the hands of competent practitioners. Charles Vincent, professor of psychology ([email protected]) Author affiliations. Papers pp 485, 486. For …