Comments on "Acupuncture for chronic knee pain: a randomized clinical trial" from Journal of the American Medical Association / 中国针灸
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion
;
(12): 299-304, 2015.
Article
in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-360297
ABSTRACT
The development of TCM acupuncture represents a internationalized and modern trend. A recent study with the title of "Acupuncture for chronic knee pain a randomized clinical trial" published in Journal of the American Medical Association on October 1st, 2014, which raised doubts on acupuncture efficacy as well as traditional manipulation and acupoint theory, makes some negative impact and challenges on the development of acupuncture. From the view of future development of acupuncture, the potential influence of this research on acupuncture development is proposed, and by combining acupuncture theory, some discussions and doubts on the research design and outcome explanations are made. Additionally, enlightenments of this research on further clinical research are summarized.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Therapeutics
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Acupuncture Therapy
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Low-Level Light Therapy
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Chronic Pain
Type of study:
Controlled clinical trial
Limits:
Female
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Humans
/
Male
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion
Year:
2015
Type:
Article
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