'No point in acupuncture pain relief' MEDICINE.THE pain-relieving effects of acupuncture compared to placebo treatment are so small they may be clinically irrelevant, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. research published yesterday. Scientists analysed 13 pain trials on 3,000 patients with common conditions, such as knee osteoarthritis osteoarthritis or osteoarthrosis or degenerative joint disease Most common joint disorder, afflicting over 80% of those who reach age 70. It does not involve excessive inflammation and may have no symptoms, especially at first. , migraine, lower back pain and postoperative pain. They found only a small analgesic analgesic (ăn'əljē`zĭk), any of a diverse group of drugs used to relieve pain. Analgesic drugs include the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as the salicylates, narcotic drugs such as morphine, and synthetic drugs effect of real acupuncture compared to placebo acupuncture. And there was only a moderate difference between placebo acupuncture and no acupuncture. The Danish researchers said: "Our findings question both the traditional foundation of acupuncture... and the prevailing theory that acupuncture has an important effect on pain in general." |
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