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Papers: 5 Sep 2020 - 11 Sep 2020

RESEARCH TYPE:
Psychology


Human Studies


2020


J Pain Res


13

Effect of Electro-Acupuncture (EA) and Manual Acupuncture (MA) on Markers of Inflammation in Knee Osteoarthritis.

Authors

Shi G-X, Tu J-F, Wang T-Q, Yang J-W, Wang L-Q, Lin L-L, Wang Y, Li Y-T, Liu C-Z
J Pain Res. 2020; 13:2171-2179.
PMID: 32904642.

Abstract

Inflammation plays a significant role in the pathogenesis of knee osteoarthritis (KOA). Although both electro-acupuncture (EA) and manual acupuncture (MA) are known to influence systemic inflammation, little is known about the potential changes in inflammation as a working mechanism of EA and MA in KOA.