|
|
Article: Evidence from RCTs on optimal acupuncture treatment for knee osteoarthritis--an exploratory review.(Education, Practice and Debate)
- Article from:
- Acupuncture in Medicine
- Article date:
- January 1, 2007
- Author:
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2007 British Medical Acupuncture Society. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
Abstract
There are many differing opinions on what constitutes an optimal acupuncture dose for treating any particular patient with any particular condition, and only direct comparisons of different methods in a clinical trial will provide information on which reliable decisions can be made. This article reviews the recent research into acupuncture treatment for osteoarthritis of the knee, to explore whether any aspects of treatment seem more likely to be associated with good outcome of treatment. Among four recent, high quality RCTs, one showed a much greater treatment response than the other three, and the possible factors are discussed. A recent systematic ...