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Acupuncture Does Not Work for Back Pain (Part I)

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item type
article on a website
author
Steven Novella
link
https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/acupuncture-does-not-work-for-back-pa [snip!]
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journal
ScienceBasedMedicine.org
year
2011
month
Jul 28

PainSci notes

An extremely clear interpretation of a large study of acupuncture for back pain in 2009 (Cherkin). Dr. Novella also includes an excellent summary how such research works. This article has second part.

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“A randomized trial comparing acupuncture, simulated acupuncture, and usual care for chronic low back pain,” Cherkin et al, Archives of Internal Medicine, 2009.

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