Long-term efficacy of electroacupuncture for chronic neck pain: a randomised controlled trial.
Electroacupuncture is a safe treatment for chronic neck pain. Nonetheless, one month after treatment, improvement of neck pain is similar to that in placebo-treated controls. This suggests that the efficacy may not be due to specific effect of the treatment procedure.
School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University.
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D002908:Chronic Disease; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D015671:Electroacupuncture; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019547:Neck Pain / Q000628:therapy*; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome