19/03/2026
I often speak to people about their experiences of acupuncture treatment. A comment I hear frequently is: “It helped… but it could have just been placebo.” Check out my latest article to see what the evidence says. Link in bio.
Can acupuncture treat chronic pain? Acupuncture is often dismissed as a placebo, but a systematic review by Vickers et al. (2018) involving over 20,000 adults shows it effectively treats chronic pain. Read the full article in the news section of my website.