Analgesic effects of acupuncture on the pain of ice water: a double-blind study.

Authors
Category Primary study
JournalCanadian journal of psychology
Year 1974
Under double-blind conditions, 30 female college students were randomly assigned to either an acupuncture condition or 1 of 2 placebo conditions, and then tested on the same standardized pain task (immersion of hand in ice water). The pain ratings of the acupuncture group were significantly lower than the ratings of the placebo groups. Results support the position that acupuncture analgesia has a physiological basis, and is not simply due to suggestion. (French summary) (16 ref)
Epistemonikos ID: 8f2e20c577a82968744087857c380b0482d0ac1d
First added on: Sep 09, 2023