Re: Han J-S. Acupuncture analgesia: areas of consensus and controversy. Pain 2011; 152(3S): S41-8.

摘要

The article by Ji-Sheng Han [1] was aimed at summarizing the areas of consensus and controversy in acupuncture research. The author does not tell us how he judged any issue to be a "consensus" or a "controversy." Are we to assume that the whole article is based on his own personal judgments, beliefs, or prejudices? Looking at his "areas of consensus," one can only assume that this is so. How many unbiased experts would, for instance, agree with the "consensus" that "acupuncture has both local and distant analgesic effects..."? I had assumed that the era of "one man consensus" in medicine had long gone; after reading this article, one can only conclude that I was wrong.