Open AccessAcupuncture for Chronic Pain
Author(s) -
Andrew J. Vickers,
Angel M. Cronin,
Alexandra C. Maschino,
George Lewith,
Hugh MacPherson,
Nadine E. Foster,
Karen J. Sherman,
Claudia M. Witt,
Klaus Linde,
for the Acupuncture Trialists' Collaboration
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
archives of internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3679
pISSN - 0003-9926
DOI - 10.1001/archinternmed.2012.3654
Subject(s) - acupuncture , medicine , osteoarthritis , chronic pain , physical therapy , randomized controlled trial , alternative medicine , pathology
Although acupuncture is widely used for chronic pain, there remains considerable controversy as to its value. We aimed to determine the effect size of acupuncture for 4 chronic pain conditions: back and neck pain, osteoarthritis, chronic headache, and shoulder pain.
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