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Zhongguo Zhen Jiu
; 44(2): 216-220, 2024 Feb 12.
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in En, Zh
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| ID: mdl-38373770
ABSTRACT
Professor LIU Cunzhi's team from Beijing University of Chinese Medicine published Efficacy of intensive acupuncture versus sham acupuncture in knee osteoarthritis a randomized controlled trial in Arthritis & Rheumatology on November 10th, 2021, which demonstrates that three-session per week acupuncture is safe and effective for knee osteoarthritis patients. Experts from home and abroad discussed in depth the study design, acupuncture protocol, and interpretation of the results of the trial, emphasizing the importance of pretrial implementation, acupuncture dosage, reasonable setting of control group and assessing the efficacy of acupuncture, and pointed out that the mechanism of acupuncture for knee osteoarthritis still needs further study, and how to promote acupuncture for knee osteoarthritis according to the clinical practice abroad while ensuring the efficacy of acupuncture is worthwhile to explore.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Rheumatology
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Acupuncture Therapy
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Osteoarthritis, Knee
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Humans
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En
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Zh
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Zhongguo Zhen Jiu
Journal subject:
TERAPIAS COMPLEMENTARES
Year:
2024
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Article
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