Sinew acupuncture for knee osteoarthritis: study protocol for a randomized sham-controlled trial

Sinew acupuncture for knee osteoarthritis: study protocol for a randomized sham-controlled trial

Abstract Background Sinew acupuncture is a new modality of acupuncture in which needles are inserted into acupoints, ashi points or spasm points of sinew and muscles along the meridian sinew pathway. A previous observational study revealed that sinew acupuncture has immediate analgesic effects on va...

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Main Authors: Kwok Yin Au, Haiyong Chen, Wing Chung Lam, Chiu On Chong, Andrew Lau, Varut Vardhanabhuti, Kin Cheung Mak, Fei Jiang, Wing Yi Lam, Fung Man Wu, Hiu Ngok Chan, Yan Wah Ng, Bacon Fung-Leung Ng, Eric Tat-Chi Ziea, Lixing Lao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-04-01
Series:BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Subjects:
Sinew acupuncture
Sham acupuncture
Knee osteoarthritis
Pain
Randomized controlled trial
Protocol
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12906-018-2195-8

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