Objectifying Specific and Nonspecific Effects of Acupuncture: A Double-Blinded Randomised Trial in Osteoarthritis of the Knee

Introduction. Acupuncture was recently shown to be effective in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis. However, controversy persists whether the observed effects are specific to acupuncture or merely nonspecific consequences of needling. Therefore, the objective of this study is to determine the eff...

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Main Authors: Karner, Max, Brazkiewicz, Frank, Remppis, Andrew, Fischer, Joachim, Gerlach, Oliver, Stremmel, Wolfgang, Subramanian, Shanmuga Velayutham, Greten, Henry Johannes
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3556424/