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?

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Answer 1

This is the first I’ve heard about K tape being sus. It’s just a stretchy tape isn’t it? Like a strapping tape but with some give so you’ve got better range of motion? Is there some mumbo jumbo about the tape’s “powers” or something (like yoga is more than just stretching exercises)?