Everyday Acupuncture Podcast

Tracing the flap of a butterfly's wings- using complexity science to study acupuncture • EAP038 • Lisa Taylor-Swanson


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Research is a funny thing. On one hand, most of us think of it as the most dry and boring stuff you could possibly read. On the other hand, we see it as the Holy Grail of truth when it comes to understanding the effectiveness of medical interventions.

As with most things in life, the truth is much more complex and nuanced. In this episode our guest introduces us to nonlinear and complex adaptive systems approaches to researching medical interventions.

Listen in to find out why  double-blind studies are useless for understanding the emergent  outcomes and nonspecific effects of acupuncture.

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