Acupuncture in medicine : journal of the British Medical Acupuncture Society
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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
The effect of acupuncture on the symptoms of knee osteoarthritis--an open randomised controlled study.
Using an open randomised controlled study, we examined the effectiveness of manual and electroacupuncture on symptom relief for patients with osteoarthritis of the knee. ⋯ We conclude that manual and electroacupuncture causes a significant improvement in the symptoms of osteoarthritis of the knee, either on its own or as an adjunct therapy, with no loss of benefit after one month.