# does acupuncture work

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-acupuncture-work/593739>\
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [August 23, 2011, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-acupuncture-work/593739 "2011-08-23T02:43:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![trinie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ad7895/32.png) [@trinie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/trinie)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2011, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-acupuncture-work/593739/1 "2011-08-23T02:43:13Z")

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Hi,  
I thought I would just supply you with an article from an Australian Newspaper the subject of which, happens to be one of my lecturers from my own studies in Acupuncture.  
this is the link  
[http://www.couriermail.com.au/ipad/acupuncture-not-to-be-sniffed-at/story-fn6ck8la-1226041043810](http://www.couriermail.com.au/ipad/acupuncture-not-to-be-sniffed-at/story-fn6ck8la-1226041043810)  
cheers  
Trinie

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**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2011, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-acupuncture-work/593739/2 "2011-08-23T02:49:29Z")

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Did you actually read Cecil’s article? And do you think that one anecdote is sufficient to contradict it?

The answer is no, it doesn’t work. What makes you think it does? One positive, uncontrolled, test of no scientific validity whatsoever?