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Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have demonstrated the efficacy of acupuncture treatment against chronic parn and other ailments.In the present contribution, we are interested in two topics of current research in acupuncture: (1) a possible working mechanism of acupuncture, and (2) why the placebo control of sham acupuncture (SA) seems to achieve similar effects as verum acupuncture (VA).