The results of therapeutic acupuncture in a pain clinic

Yamauchi, Norihiro

doi:10.1007/bf03005692

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“…1;2 Reports of the therapeutic and analgesic effects of acupuncture in OA have stimulated interest in acupuncture as complementary -or even as an alternative -to Western orthodox medicine. [3][4][5][6][7] Many patients suffering from OA of the knee, who have not been helped by one or more Western therapy regimes, find relief from alternative medical approaches, including acupuncture. [8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19] A survey in 1996 showed that more than 50% of all cases treated by acupuncturists in the UK had OA.…”

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The Effect of Acupuncture on the Symptoms of Knee Osteoarthritis - An Open Randomised Controlled Study

Tukmachi¹,

Jubb²,

Dempsey

et al. 2004

Acupunct Med

120

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Background Using an open randomised controlled study, we examined the effectiveness of manual and electroacupuncture on symptom relief for patients with osteoarthritis of the knee. Methods Patients with symptomatic osteoarthritis of the knee were randomised to one of three treatment groups. Group A had acupuncture alone, group B had acupuncture but continued on their symptomatic medication, and group C used their symptomatic medication for the first five weeks and then had a course of acupuncture added. Patients receiving acupuncture were treated twice weekly over five weeks. Needles were inserted (with manual and electrical stimulation) in acupuncture points for pain and stiffness, selected according to traditional acupuncture theory for treating Bi syndrome. Patients were assessed by a blinded observer before treatment, after five weeks’ treatment and at one month follow up, using a visual analogue pain scale (VAS) and the Western Ontario McMaster (WOMAC) questionnaire for osteoarthritis of the knee. Results The 30 patients in our study were well matched for age, body mass index, disease duration, baseline VAS pain score and baseline WOMAC scores. Repeated measure analyses gave a highly significant improvement in pain (VAS) after the courses of acupuncture in groups A (P=0.012) and B (P=0.001); there was no change in group C until after the course of acupuncture, when the improvement was significant (P=0.001). Similarly significant changes were seen with the WOMAC pain and stiffness scores. These benefits were maintained during the one month after the course of acupuncture. Patients’ rating of global assessment was higher than that of the acupuncturist. Conclusion 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.

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The Effect of Acupuncture on the Symptoms of Knee Osteoarthritis - An Open Randomised Controlled Study

Tukmachi¹,

Jubb²,

Dempsey

et al. 2004

Acupunct Med

120

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“…Besides the traditional common risk factors, such as aging, obesity, previous injury, smoking habit and hormone therapy, [9] recent studies have revealed that inflammatory processes play a pivotal role in osteoarthritis pathogenesis. [10] Pro inflammatory cytokines are now implicated as important mediators in osteoarthritis, and Tumor Necrosing Factor -α (TNF-α) and interleukin 1 beta (IL-1β) are considered the major factors. Tumor Necrosing Factor -α is a multifunctional proinflammatory cytokine involved in various physiological and pathological processes, including inflammation, immune regulation, proliferation and apoptosis.…”

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Effect of acupuncture on the pain management of Osteo arthritis of knee

Satyanand¹

2017

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Akupunktur bei Schmerzen des Bewegungsapparats

Molsberger

Böwing

1997

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88 clinical acupuncture studies concerning the treatment of locomotive disorders are compared. The studies are evaluated according to treatment quality and categorised into 6 categories. For the assessment of acupuncture treatment quality minimal criteria are defined: reporting the duration of one acupuncture treatment (at least 15 min.), reporting the frequency of acupuncture treatments (at least 10 sessions before cancelling the therapy), exact description of used acupuncture points. Without respect to biostatistical and therapeutical qualities, 75 of 88 studies (85.2%) showed positive results for the acupuncture treatment. None of the 16 studies, that met the minimal criteria we defined, could prove that acupuncture is non-effective. Only two of the 16 studies are controlled trials. Our results were compared with those of meta-analytical reviews, which discussed acupuncture studies solely on the basis of the biometrical aspects. In comparison to conventional orthopedic therapies, certain locomotive disorders are recommended for acupuncture therapy.

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The results of therapeutic acupuncture in a pain clinic

Cited by 13 publications

References 11 publications

The Effect of Acupuncture on the Symptoms of Knee Osteoarthritis - An Open Randomised Controlled Study

The Effect of Acupuncture on the Symptoms of Knee Osteoarthritis - An Open Randomised Controlled Study

Effect of acupuncture on the pain management of Osteo arthritis of knee

Akupunktur bei Schmerzen des Bewegungsapparats

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