Quelle:
Medline Abstract Fachblatt BMJ
Kniegelenksarthrose
und Schmerz
- Kann Akupunktur den Gelenkschmerz spürbar vermindern?
In
der hier vorliegenden Studie wurden an 37 englischen Physiotherapie-Zentren
352 Patienten (älter als 50 Jahre) in drei Therapiegruppen eingeteilt.
Sie erhielten Beratung und Physiotherapie, zusätzlich eine echte
Akupunktur- oder eine Schein-Akupunktur-Behandlung bei der die
Nadeln die haut nicht verletzten.
Die
Ergebnisse zeigten abermals, dass eine Akupunktur weder
die echte Akupunktur, noch die Scheinakupunktur in der Lage war,
die Schmerzintensität im Vergleich zu Beratung in Kombination
mit Physiotherapie zusätzlich zu vermindern.
Eine
englischsprachige Kurzversion dieser Studie (sog. MEDLINE Abstract)
finden Sie hier
BMJ 2007;335:436 (1 September), doi:10.1136/bmj.39280.509803.BE
(published 15 August 2007)
Research
Acupuncture as an adjunct to exercise based physiotherapy for
osteoarthritis of the knee: randomised controlled trial
Nadine E Foster, senior lecturer in therapies (pain management)1,
Elaine Thomas, senior lecturer in biostatistics1, Panos Barlas,
research fellow2, Jonathan C Hill, arc lecturer in physiotherapy1,
Julie Young, research nurse1, Elizabeth Mason, research physiotherapist1,
Elaine M Hay, professor of community rheumatology1
1 Primary Care Musculoskeletal Research Centre, Keele University,
Stafford ST5 5BG, 2 School of Health and Rehabilitation, Keele
University
Correspondence to: N E Foster
n.foster@keele.ac.uk
The
addition of acupuncture to a course of advice and exercise for
osteoarthritis of the knee delivered by physiotherapists provided
no additional improvement in pain scores. Small benefits in pain
intensity and unpleasantness were observed in both acupuncture
groups, making it unlikely that this was due to acupuncture needling
effects.
Trial registration Current Controlled Trials ISRCTN88597683 [controlled-trials.com]
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