Acupuncture for osteoarthritic knee pain - It's more effective than conventional biomedicine, research shows

(NaturalNews) New research supports earlier studies that show acupuncture is a more effective way to treat osteoarthritic knee pain than treating it with conventional biomedicine.

"Acupuncture provided significantly better relief from knee osteoarthritis pain and a larger improvement in function than sham acupuncture, standard care treatment, or waiting for further treatment," concluded the study, a meta-analysis of 14 separate, random controlled clinical trials involving 3,835 patients states, the Healthcare Medicine Institute reported on its website.

Saturday, August 25, 2012 by: J. D. Heyes

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http://www.healthcmi.com
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17215263
http://www.counselheal.com
http://www.voxxi.com/medical-health-benefits-acupuncture/