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Research Archive
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Tuina superior to NSAIDs for knee osteoarthritis
Tuina provides superior effects to the drug celecoxib for pain, negative emotions and disability in patients with knee osteoarthritis, report Chinese researchers ...
Electro-acupuncture speeds up bone healing after knee surgery
Categories: Knee, Acupuncture research
Electro-acupuncture (EA) can speed up the healing of bone and surrounding soft tissues after tibial osteotomy, while simultaneously reducing knee joint pain and improving function ...
Warm needle acupuncture reduces inflammation in knee osteoarthritis
Warm needle acupuncture combined with drug therapy can effectively improve knee swelling and pain in patients with knee osteoarthritis (KOA) ...
Acupuncture improves knee performance
Categories: Knee, Acupuncture research
Acupuncture can improve the performance of the knee joint by enhancing muscle contraction characteristics, report Chinese investigators ...
Chinese medicine rehab outperforms conventional rehab for knee arthritis
A Chinese medicine (CM) based rehabilitation programme involving acupuncture, herbal medicine and qigong can out-perform conventional pain management for patients with knee osteoarthritis (KOA) ...
Electro-acupuncture speeds recovery and improves circulation after knee replacement
Categories: Knee, Acupuncture research
Adding electro-acupuncture (EA) treatment to conventional anaestheia can support functional recovery after total knee arthroplasty by reducing pain and oedema and improving blood circulation ...
Acupuncture-like TENS more beneficial after knee replacement
Categories: Knee, Acupuncture
Acupuncture-like transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (AL-TENS) is more beneficial than TENS for patients following total knee arthroplasty (TKA) ...
Laser acupuncture helps recovery after knee replacement
Categories: Knee, Acupuncture
Acupuncture with low-level laser therapy (ALLLT) can facilitate the recovery of physical function in patients after total knee replacement, report Taiwanese researchers ...
TEAS reduces stress and inflammation after knee surgery
Categories: Knee
Transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation (TEAS) can facilitate postoperative recovery in elderly patients after knee surgery ...
Acupuncture better than orthodox medicine for knee osteoarthritis
Categories: Knee
High-quality evidence shows that acupuncture has advantages over orthodox medicine as a treatment for knee osteoarthritis ...
Smokeless moxa is just as good for knee pain
Categories: Knee
Smoke generated during moxibustion does not affect the efficacy of acupuncture treatment in knee osteoarthritis ...
Strong electro-stimulation better for knee pain
Categories: Knee
Strong electro-acupuncture is better than weak or sham EA at alleviating pain intensity and inhibiting chronic pain in knee osteoarthritis patients ...
Warm needling and electro-acupuncture best for knee arthritis
A network network meta-analysis by a Chinese research group has compared the effects of different acupuncture methods on pain, stiffness and physical function for knee osteoarthritis ...
Acupuncture reduces pain from knee replacement
Categories: Knee
Acupuncture and electrotherapy are associated with clinically significant reductions in pain and opioid consumption after total knee arthroplasty ...
Electro-acupuncture effective for knee osteoarthritis
Electro-acupuncture can significantly alleviate pain and improve physical function in knee osteoarthritis patients, with a low risk of adverse reactions ...
Acupuncture reduces use of opioids after knee surgery
Categories: Knee
A systematic review by American authors has concluded that acupuncture and electrotherapy can reduce opioid consumption after total knee arthroplasty ...
Acupuncture and TENS are cost effective for knee osteoarthritis
UK researchers examining economic data on 12 non-pharmacological interventions for osteoarthritis of the knee have found acupuncture and transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) to be cost-effective ...
Real and sham acupressure beneficial in knee osteoarthritis
American investigators have found that self-administered acupressure is superior to usual care for pain and physical function improvement in older people with knee osteoarthritis ...
Acupuncture good for pain and function in knee osteoarthritis
A meta-analysis from Chinese researchers suggests that acupuncture can improve pain and function in patients with chronic knee pain due to osteoarthritis ...
Acupuncture better than physiotherapy for knee osteoarthritis
Acupuncture has a better clinical effect on knee osteoarthritis than physiotherapy, which may be due to its ability to promote cartilage repair ...
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