The Recent History of Acupuncture

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The Recent History of Acupuncture Edzard Ernst, MD, PhD The American Journal of Medicine Volume 121, Issue 12, Pages 1027-1028 (December 2008) DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2008.04.037 Copyright © 2008 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions

Figure Schematic representation of the recent acupuncture trials all following a similar 3-group design. These 8 randomized controlled trials related to chronic back pain, migraine, tension headache, and knee osteoarthritis (2 trials for each indication). Their total sample size was in excess of 5000. Patients in the “no acupuncture” group received either standard care or were put on a waiting list. Sham acupuncture consisted of shallow needling at nonacupuncture points. Real acupuncture was semi-standardized. The differences between the effects of both types of acupuncture and no acupuncture were highly significant in each study. The differences between sham and real acupuncture were, with the exception of osteoarthritis, not statistically significant. The American Journal of Medicine 2008 121, 1027-1028DOI: (10.1016/j.amjmed.2008.04.037) Copyright © 2008 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions