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Last Update: Tuesday, October 19, 2004. 12:21pm (AEST)

Acupuncture may boost arthritis relief

Acupuncture can help boost the power of drugs in reducing the pain suffered

by patients with arthritis in their knees, researchers say.

United States researchers say that patients who got three months worth of

regular acupuncture treatments along with their normal arthritis care

reported less pain and better ability to move than patients who got a sham

acupuncture treatment.

" These data show that traditional Chinese acupuncture provides clinically

important relief of pain and improvement in function in patients with

symptomatic knee osteoarthritis when added to background therapy, " Dr Marc

Hochberg, a rheumatologist at the University of land School of Medicine,

said.

Dr Hochberg and colleagues studied 570 patients for their study.

The patients had an average age of 65.

They got either traditional Chinese acupuncture involving needles, sham

acupuncture with the needles tapped at certain points but not inserted, or

basic care including anti-inflammatory drugs and analgesics.

The acupuncture patients got 23 treatments.

Six months later the patients filled out a questionnaire called the WOMAC

osteoarthritis index.

The sham acupuncture group reported a score of -2.92 for pain and -9.87 for

movement, compared to -3.79 for pain and -12.42 for the group that got real

acupuncture.

Osteoarthritis affects more than 17 million Americans over the age of 65 and

in the knee is marked by a breakdown of cartilage.

-- Reuters

http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200410/s1223053.htm

[Guest guest]

I tried accupuncture. I felt amazing after the first session. I

don't know if it helped the arthritis, but it definitely helped the

stress. I went a few more times and when I felt I was

more 'balanced' as the doctor put it, I stopped. I'd go again but it

was $50 per visit.

> Last Update: Tuesday, October 19, 2004. 12:21pm (AEST)

> Acupuncture may boost arthritis relief

>

> Acupuncture can help boost the power of drugs in reducing the pain

suffered

> by patients with arthritis in their knees, researchers say.

>

> United States researchers say that patients who got three months

worth of

> regular acupuncture treatments along with their normal arthritis

care

> reported less pain and better ability to move than patients who got

a sham

> acupuncture treatment.

>

> " These data show that traditional Chinese acupuncture provides

clinically

> important relief of pain and improvement in function in patients

with

> symptomatic knee osteoarthritis when added to background therapy, "

Dr Marc

> Hochberg, a rheumatologist at the University of land School of

Medicine,

> said.

>

> Dr Hochberg and colleagues studied 570 patients for their study.

>

> The patients had an average age of 65.

>

> They got either traditional Chinese acupuncture involving needles,

sham

> acupuncture with the needles tapped at certain points but not

inserted, or

> basic care including anti-inflammatory drugs and analgesics.

>

> The acupuncture patients got 23 treatments.

>

> Six months later the patients filled out a questionnaire called the

WOMAC

> osteoarthritis index.

>

> The sham acupuncture group reported a score of -2.92 for pain and -

9.87 for

> movement, compared to -3.79 for pain and -12.42 for the group that

got real

> acupuncture.

>

> Osteoarthritis affects more than 17 million Americans over the age

of 65 and

> in the knee is marked by a breakdown of cartilage.

>

> -- Reuters

>

> http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200410/s1223053.htm

[Guest guest]

I tried accupuncture. I felt amazing after the first session. I

don't know if it helped the arthritis, but it definitely helped the

stress. I went a few more times and when I felt I was

more 'balanced' as the doctor put it, I stopped. I'd go again but it

was $50 per visit.

> Last Update: Tuesday, October 19, 2004. 12:21pm (AEST)

> Acupuncture may boost arthritis relief

>

> Acupuncture can help boost the power of drugs in reducing the pain

suffered

> by patients with arthritis in their knees, researchers say.

>

> United States researchers say that patients who got three months

worth of

> regular acupuncture treatments along with their normal arthritis

care

> reported less pain and better ability to move than patients who got

a sham

> acupuncture treatment.

>

> " These data show that traditional Chinese acupuncture provides

clinically

> important relief of pain and improvement in function in patients

with

> symptomatic knee osteoarthritis when added to background therapy, "

Dr Marc

> Hochberg, a rheumatologist at the University of land School of

Medicine,

> said.

>

> Dr Hochberg and colleagues studied 570 patients for their study.

>

> The patients had an average age of 65.

>

> They got either traditional Chinese acupuncture involving needles,

sham

> acupuncture with the needles tapped at certain points but not

inserted, or

> basic care including anti-inflammatory drugs and analgesics.

>

> The acupuncture patients got 23 treatments.

>

> Six months later the patients filled out a questionnaire called the

WOMAC

> osteoarthritis index.

>

> The sham acupuncture group reported a score of -2.92 for pain and -

9.87 for

> movement, compared to -3.79 for pain and -12.42 for the group that

got real

> acupuncture.

>

> Osteoarthritis affects more than 17 million Americans over the age

of 65 and

> in the knee is marked by a breakdown of cartilage.

>

> -- Reuters

>

> http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200410/s1223053.htm