Albert Peres afperes at 3129.ca on Mon Feb 3 04:39:38 PST 2014 wrote:
So you are not an MD then, nor a MS or even a NBBS. ie a Doctor of Medicine. A Doctor of 'English Medicine' as it is known in India. In that case you could advise a patient anything, acupuncture, yoga, crystals, meditation... How about this study: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19250001 ...RESULTS: Thirty-eight acupuncture trials were identified. Most studies (22/38 = 58%) found no statistically significant difference in outcomes, and most of these (13/22 = 59%) found that sham acupuncture may be as efficacious as true acupuncture, especially when superficial needling was applied to non-points. CONCLUSIONS: The findings cast doubt on the validity of traditional acupuncture theories about point locations and indications. Scientific rationales for acupuncture trials are needed to define valid controls, and the theoretical basis for traditional acupuncture practice needs to be re-evaluated.... THIS, to me, points to a placebo effect ie measurable, observable, or felt improvement in health or behavior not attributable to a medication or invasive treatment administered. Your own quoted article below states: '...Study: Placebo or not, acupuncture helps with pain' '...the difference in results for real versus fake acupuncture was small, it suggests acupuncture could have more than a psychological effect, said lead author Andrew Vickers' '...Acupuncture skeptic Dr. Stephen Barrett said the study results are dubious. The retired psychiatrist runs Quackwatch, a Web site on medical scams, and says studies of acupuncture often involve strict research conditions that don't mirror how the procedure is used in the real world.' Finally: Are you a Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery (B.A.M.S.), a Doctor of Medicine in Acupuncture - M.D.(Acu), or are you register with the Medical Council of India?If not, how can you even begin to pre-screen or refer to the correct. qualified, specialist practitioner... Albert Peres RESPONSE: Albert, I have seen plenty of patients and their relatives with your type of behaviour. Your post and your English have given me enough feedback on you educational level. I have no obligation whatsoever to anyone who demands me to know my qualifications on media. Remember one thing Albert, qualified doctors/clinicians have taken an Oath to alleviate human suffering; and not to cure any illness; which also includes family stress, financial stress, besides patient’s illness. People like you realise too late when one of your own family members get entangled in problems due to your type of conceitedness. I, as a doctor cannot force anyone to follow my advice, take it, or leave it! Dr. Ferdinando dos Reis Falcão.