Despite wide use in clinical practice, acupuncture remains a controversial treatment for
chronic pain. Our objective was to update an individual patient data meta-analysis to …

Objectives Low-level laser therapy (LLLT) is not recommended in major knee osteoarthritis
(KOA) treatment guidelines. We investigated whether a LLLT dose–response relationship …

As a traditional medical therapy, stimulation at the Lianquan (CV23) acupoint, located at the
depression superior to the hyoid bone, has been shown to be beneficial in dysphagia …

When assessing the clinical utility of therapies intended to improve subjective outcomes, the
amount of improvement that is important to patients must be determined. 1 The smallest …

Objective To determine if exercise therapy is superior to arthroscopic partial meniscectomy
for knee function in middle aged patients with degenerative meniscal tears. Design …

Objective To assess the efficacy of intensive acupuncture (3 times weekly for 8 weeks)
versus sham acupuncture for knee osteoarthritis (OA). Methods In this multicenter …

Background The Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-
II) and the Generalised Anxiety Disorder Assessment (GAD-7) are widely used in the …

Objective To investigate whether simultaneous telephone coaching improves the clinical
effectiveness of a physiotherapist‐prescribed home‐based physical activity program for …

Background Acupuncture has been increasingly used in patients with chronic pain, yet no
bibliometric analysis of acupuncture studies for chronic pain exists. Objectives To investigate …

The purpose of this review is to highlight clinical research in osteoarthritis (OA). A literature
search was conducted using PubMed (http://www. ncbi. nlm. nih. gov/pubmed/) with the …