Acupuncture for knee osteoarthritis -- a randomised trial using a novel sham...This trial was originally published as: Bermam B et al. Effectiveness of acupuncture as an adjunctive therapy in osteoarthritis of the knee. Ann Intern Med 2004;141:901-910. It is reproduced with permission of the publishers.

Background Evidence on the efficacy of acupuncture for reducing the pain and dysfunction of osteoarthritis is equivocal. Objective To determine whether acupuncture provides greater pain relief and improved function compared with sham acupuncture or education in patients with osteoarthritis of the kn...

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Published in:Acupuncture in Medicine Vol. 24; pp. 7 - 15
Main Authors: Manheimer E, Lim B, Lao L, Berman B
Format: clinical trial research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Sage Publications Inc. Dec2006 Supplement
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