Acupuncture for chronic pain: individual patient data meta-analysis

Acupuncture is effective for the treatment for the chronic pain and therefore a reasonable referral option. Significant difference between true acupuncture and sham acupuncture indicate that acupuncture is more than a placebo. However, these difference are relatively modest, suggesting that factors in addition to the specific effects of needling are important contributors to the therapeutic effects of acupuncture.  We find this article very interesting, click here to READ FULL ARTICLE