Traditional acupuncture theories and practices are not based on the body of basic knowledge related to health, disease, and health care which has been widely accepted by the scientific community. Moreover, schools that teach traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) do not prepare practitioners to make adequate diagnoses or provide appropriate treatment. The links below provide information about acupuncture that is difficult or impossible to find elsewhere.
About Acupuncture Watch
General Information
- Acupuncture, Qigong, and “Chinese Medicine”
- Why TCM Diagnosis Is Worthless (posted 3/26/08)
- National Council Against Health Fraud Position Paper
- Critique of the NIH Consensus Conference on Acupuncture
History
- Acupuncture History: Past and Present (1973)
- Another Tool of Health Quackery? (1973)
- The Uncharted Wilderness of Acupuncture (1973)
- Statement by the German Democratic Republic Academy of Sciences (1981)
- Nonsense with Needles (1993)
- Acupuncture: A History (1999)
- (False) Claims for the Antiquity of Acupuncture
- “Traditional” Chinese Veterinary Medicine: A Modern Fairy Tale
Research
- Adverse Events: A Systematic Review of Case Reports (posted 5/5/13)
- Moxibustion Overview (link to another site)
- Problems with Acupuncture Needles (posted 2/18/14)
- The Primo Vascular System: The N-rays of Acupuncture? (link to another site)
Regulation
- Acupuncture and the FDA
- Regulation of Acupuncture: A Complementary Medicine Framework (Little Hoover Commission Report) (posted 6/30/05)
- Disciplinary Actions by California Acupuncture Board, 5/96-9/08 (posted 3/2/09)
Responses from the Acupuncture/TCM Community
- Comments from Acupuncture Practitioners and Students (posted 3/25/08)
