Acupuncture for Knee Pain
by Thomas E. Turpen, MS, R.Ac. on 01/18/13
A new study concludes that acupuncture reduces knee pain and increases mobility for patients with osteoarthritis. There was a pain reduction in 73% of the patients, and researchers noticed an objective increase in knee mobility. Other studies have shown that acupuncture is even more effective that standard biomedical care.
References:
Max Karner, Frank Brazkiewicz, Andrew Remppis, et al., "Objectifying Specific and Nonspecific Effects of Acupuncture: A Double-Blinded Randomised Trial in Osteoarthritis of the Knee," Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, vol. 2013, Article ID 427265, 7 pages, 2013. doi:10.1155/2013/427265
Sau. Med J. 2012 May;33(5):526-32. Needle acupuncture for osteoarthritis of the knee. A systematic review and updated meta-analysis. Cao L, Zhang XL, Gao YS, Jiang Y. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China.
