Effects of acupuncture at acupoints with lower versus higher pain threshold for knee osteoarthritis: a multicenter randomized controlled trial

• Main Authors: Jiali Liu (Author), Ying Li (Author), Ling Li (Author), Xiaochao Luo (Author), Ning Li (Author), Xuguang Yang (Author), Hongxing Zhang (Author), Zhibin Liu (Author), Deying Kang (Author), Yanan Luo (Author), Yanmei Liu (Author), Yulong Jia (Author), Yan Ren (Author), Minghong Yao (Author), Yuning Wang (Author), Jin Chen (Author), Mewujia Maiji (Author), Kang Zou (Author), Ling Zhao (Author), Fanrong Liang (Author), Xin Sun (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The acupoint selections impact the effects of acupuncture, and preliminary evidence showed potential connection between pain threshold (PT) and acupuncture response. This study examined whether acupuncture at acupoints with lower PT versus higher PT would yield different effects...