ACUPUNCTURE & KNEE ARTHRITIS
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Date Posted : 2009-08-30
The longest and largest randomized, controlled phase III clinical trial of acupuncture ever conducted has found that acupuncture can significantly improve the symptoms of arthritis of the knee. The study of 570 patients was carried out at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. The patients were randomly assigned to receive 23 treatments of either true or sham (no actual insertion of needles) acupuncture or a 12-week knee osteoarthritis education course. At the end of the study, the true acupuncture group had the greatest reduction (40%) in knee pain and the greatest improvement (nearly 40%) in knee function. The study was funded by the
My wife has knee pain so pls. give me advise. Thanks
بتاريخ : 2010-07-25