The aims of this systematic review were to study the analgesic effect of real acupuncture and
to explore whether sham acupuncture (SA) type is related to the estimated effect of real …

Objectives: There is controversy as to whether or not acupuncture is more effective than
placebo. To help clarify this debate, we synthesized the evidence gathered from systematic …

Despite wide use in clinical practice, acupuncture remains a controversial treatment for
chronic pain. Our objective was to update an individual patient data meta-analysis to …

Background The purpose of clinical trials of acupuncture is to help clinicians and patients
make decisions about treatment. Yet this is not straightforward: some trials report …

Objectives To study the analgesic effect of acupuncture and placebo acupuncture and to
explore whether the type of the placebo acupuncture is associated with the estimated effect …

Abstract Purpose of Review Chronic musculoskeletal pain (CMP) attributable to conditions
such as osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, and chronic low back pain is the …

Pain is the major complaint of the estimated one million US consumers who use
acupuncture each year. Although acupuncture is widely available in chronic pain clinics, the …

Background In a recent individual patient data meta-analysis, acupuncture was found to be
superior to both sham and non-sham controls in patients with chronic pain. In this paper we …

Background Although acupuncture is widely used for chronic pain, there remains
considerable controversy as to its value. We aimed to determine the effect size of …

Objectives: To assess the evidence for the efficacy of acupuncture for non-specific low back
pain (NSLBP), compared with sham or placebo therapies. Methods: We searched Cochrane …