Acupuncture for chronic pain.

ABSTRACT:

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.

SUBMITTER: Vickers AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4036643 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature