Acupuncture Effective Painkiller or Just Placebo: German University Research. Can acupuncture really relieve pain? The result from a recent study by a research team from the University Hospital in Essen, Germany suggests that it does.
More details on the study, which looked into whether acupuncture affects how the brain reacts to electric shocks, from a Reuters report:
Eighteen volunteers underwent sophisticated brain scans at the same time as an electric shock was applied to their left ankle.
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