Traditional Medicine and Complementary/Alternative Medicine guidelines

Acupuncture

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Musculoskeletal diseases - Acupuncture

International

• Cochrane Library

  • Acupuncture for shoulder pain

  • Acupuncture for neck disorders

  • Acupuncture for lateral elbow pain

  • Acupuncture and electroacupuncture for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis

  • Acupuncture and dry-needling for low back pain

United Kingdom

• Bandolier

  • Acupuncture for elbow pain [2004]

  • Acupuncture for fibromyalgia [2001]

  • Acupuncture for neck and back pain [2000]

  • Acupuncture for Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction [2000]

  • Acupuncture for Osteoarthritis [2000]

  • Acupuncture for back pain? [1999]

• Health Technology Assessment

  • Longer term clinical and economic benefits of offering acupuncture care to patients with chronic low back pain [2005]

United States of America

• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

  • Acupuncture for Osteoarthritis [2003]

  • Acupuncture for Fibromyalgia [2003]

Articles in journals

• Annals of Internal Medicine

  • Meta-analysis: acupuncture for low back pain [2005]

• Arthritis Care & Research

  • Acupuncture for pain relief in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A systematic review [2008]

• Australian Family Physician

  • Acupuncture in musculoskelatal disorders - is there a point? [2007]

• BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

  • A systematic review with procedural assessments and meta-analysis of Low Level Laser Therapy in lateral elbow tendinopathy (tennis elbow) [2008]

• Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

  • Acupuncture Treatment for Low Back Pain and Lower Limb Symptoms—The Relation between Acupuncture or Electroacupuncture Stimulation and Sciatic Nerve Blood Flow [2008]

• Family & Community Health

  • Acupuncture and Osteoarthritis of the Knee [2008]

• Internet Journal of Advanced Nursing Practice

  • Acupuncture in the Treatment of Non-Specific Low Back Pain in an Adult Population: A Review of the Evidence [2008]

• Internet Journal of Orthopedic Surgery

  • Review of randomised controlled trials comparing efficacy of acupuncture Vs no acupuncture for chronic non-specific low back pain [2009]

• Rheumatology

  • Demystifying acupuncture [2008]

  • Acupuncture for rheumatoid arthritis: a systematic review [2008]

  • Acupuncture treatment for chronic knee pain: a systematic review [2007]

  • Acupuncture for peripheral joint osteoarthritis [2006]

  • Reviews of acupuncture for chronic neck pain: pitfalls in conducting systematic reviews [2002]

  • A systematic review of randomized controlled trials of acupuncture for neck pain [1999]

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