Eli5: how are treatments like acupuncture, kinetic tape and homeopathy still a thing, if scientific studies disproving their effectiveness are publicly available to everyone and doctors?

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Eli5: how are treatments like acupuncture, kinetic tape and homeopathy still a thing, if scientific studies disproving their effectiveness are publicly available to everyone and doctors?

In: Biology

Answer 1

The placebo effect is a real thing. If someone feels like they are healthier for having done something, there’s a certain extent to which they will actually benefit from having done the thing. It doesn’t mean the practice is effective in and of itself, it means the person will convince themselves they’ve done the right and healthy thing and the brain has the ability *to a certain extent* to convince the body to be healthy