title: Acupuncture and other alternative therapies in rheumatoid arthritis.
abstract: Increasing use of alternative therapies is being reported in many areas of health care, particularly in those specialties in which conventional medicine can offer no complete cures. This article examines what is known about the current use of alternative therapies, and acupuncture in particular, by patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
authors.affiliation: Barnsley District General Hospital NHS Trust, Barnsley.
authors.forename: Bernadette
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hardware
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lacey
mesh_terms: D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000451:nursing / Q000628:therapy*; D000529:Complementary Therapies; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D016896:Treatment Outcome