University of Washington
Acupuncture not effective for pain management
Published in Law and Health Weekly, August 27th, 2005
"Fibromyalgia is a common chronic pain condition for which patients frequently use acupuncture," physicians in the United States explained.
"To determine whether acupuncture relieves pain in fibromyalgia," N.P. Assefi and colleagues at the University of Washington conducted a "randomized, sham-controlled trial in which participants, data collection staff, and data analysts were blinded to treatment group."
"One hundred adults with fibromyalgia" underwent "twice-weekly treatment for 12 weeks with an acupuncture program that was...
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