Acupuncture for chronic pain.
Author: Vickers AJ1, Linde K2.
Affiliation:
1Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York. 2Technical University, Munich, Germany.
Conference/Journal: JAMA
Date published: 2014 Mar 5
Other:
Volume ID: 311 , Issue ID: 9 , Pages: 955-6 , Special Notes: doi: 10.1001/jama.2013.285478 , Word Count: 64
CLINICAL QUESTION:
Is acupuncture associated with reduced pain outcomes for patients with chronic pain compared with sham-acupuncture (placebo) or no-acupuncture control?
BOTTOM LINE:
Acupuncture is associated with improved pain outcomes compared with sham-acupuncture and no-acupuncture control, with response rates of approximately 30% for no acupuncture, 42.5% for sham acupuncture, and 50% for acupuncture.
Comment on
Acupuncture for chronic pain: individual patient data meta-analysis. [Arch Intern Med. 2012]
PMID: 24595780
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