Thoughts on the conclusion of no differences between acupuncture and sham acupuncture in clinical researches of migraine in foreign countries

Aiming at the conclusion that there is no difference in efficacy between and sham-acupuncture in clinical research field of migraine in foreign countries in recent years,through the discussions on the definition of acupuncture(placebo acupuncture),the principles required to be obey in satisfactory placebo acupuncture,the definition,location,function as well as clinical results of puncture,the authors probed into whether puncture could be the control method of acupuncture(placebo in clinical research of acupuncture.It was demonstrated in the results that with minimal stimulation on skin superficial layer of meridian points or non-meridian points,the so-called control method of sham acupuncture(placebo acupuncture) excited holistic re-gulation of human body quite probably through shallow puncture on cutaneous region of meridians to achieve therapeutic effects.Hence,this method is not the appropriate control method of placebo and cannot be the control method of acupuncture(placebo in clinical research of acupuncture.Therefore,it is naturally to repudiate the conclusion that there is no difference in efficacy between and acupuncture in the research where this method is taken as the control of placebo acupuncture.