Acupuntura

A acupuntura^[1] é un compoñente da medicina tradicional chinesa e unha forma de medicina alternativa que recibe a consideración de pseudociencia ao non poder achegar evidencias científicas da súa efectividade.^[2]^[3] e que consiste en, supostamente, restablece-lo equilibro no sistema enerxético vital dun organismo vivo pola inserción de agullas moi finas en determinados puntos do corpo, permanecendo durante algúns segundos.^[4]

Agullas sendo cravadas na pel dun paciente.

Na China a súa práctica data do primeiro milenio a.C. difundíndose por Corea, Xapón e outros países asiáticos. No século XX difundiuse no mundo occidental como tratamento alternativo ou complementario á medicina académica.

Notas

↑ Definicións no Dicionario da Real Academia Galega e no Portal das Palabras para acupuntura.
↑ Baran GR, Kiana MF, Samuel SP (2014). Chapter 2: Science, Pseudoscience, and Not Science: How Do They Differ?. Healthcare and Biomedical Technology in the 21st Century (Springer). pp. 19–57. ISBN 978-1-4614-8540-7. doi:10.1007/978-1-4614-8541-4_2. various pseudosciences maintain their popularity in our society: acupuncture, astrology, homeopathy etc.
↑ Good R (2012). Khine MS, ed. Chapter 5: Why the Study of Pseudoscience Should Be Included in Nature of Science Studies. Advances in Nature of Science Research: Concepts and Methodologies (Springer). p. 103. ISBN 978-94-007-2457-0. Believing in something like chiropractic or acupuncture really can help relieve pain to a small degree [...] but many related claims of medical cures by these pseudosciences are bogus.
↑ Nadia Ellis Acupuncture in clinical practice: a guide for health professionals. Nelson Thornes, 1999

[1] Definicións no Dicionario da Real Academia Galega e no Portal das Palabras para acupuntura.

[Baran2014-2] Baran GR, Kiana MF, Samuel SP (2014). Chapter 2: Science, Pseudoscience, and Not Science: How Do They Differ?. Healthcare and Biomedical Technology in the 21st Century (Springer). pp. 19–57. ISBN 978-1-4614-8540-7. doi:10.1007/978-1-4614-8541-4_2. various pseudosciences maintain their popularity in our society: acupuncture, astrology, homeopathy etc.

[Khine2012-3] Good R (2012). Khine MS, ed. Chapter 5: Why the Study of Pseudoscience Should Be Included in Nature of Science Studies. Advances in Nature of Science Research: Concepts and Methodologies (Springer). p. 103. ISBN 978-94-007-2457-0. Believing in something like chiropractic or acupuncture really can help relieve pain to a small degree [...] but many related claims of medical cures by these pseudosciences are bogus.

[4] Nadia Ellis Acupuncture in clinical practice: a guide for health professionals. Nelson Thornes, 1999

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