Complementary and Alternative Medicine and Osteoarthritis
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Complementary and Alternative Medicine and Osteoarthritis
Patients with osteoarthritis experience high levels of pain, psychological distress and have limited therapeutic options. Emerging evidence from clinical trials suggests that both acupuncture and Tai Chi mind-body therapies are safe and effective treatments for osteoarthritis. Acupuncture has effects over and above those of ‘sham acupuncture’ and the most robust evidence to date demonstrates th...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Integrative Medicine
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1848-8846
DOI: 10.5772/56431