Acupuncture for Chronic Pain

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Authors

Andrew J. Vickers · Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Angel M. Cronin · Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Alexandra C. Maschino · Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

George Lewith · University of Southampton

Hugh MacPherson · University of York

Nadine E. Foster · Keele University

Karen J. Sherman

Abstract

Acupuncture is effective for the treatment of chronic pain and is therefore a reasonable referral option. Significant differences between true and sham acupuncture indicate that acupuncture is more than a placebo. However, these differences are relatively modest, suggesting that factors in addition to the specific effects of needling are important contributors to the therapeutic effects of acupuncture.

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Acupuncture Treatment Research Studies Pain Management and Placebo Effect Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies

Publication Details

Published in: Archives of Internal Medicine

Volume 172, Issue 19, pp. 1444-1444

DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2012.3654

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 254.71

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