Sinew acupuncture for knee osteoarthritis: study protocol for a randomized sham-controlled trial

• Main Authors: Kwok Yin Au (Author), Haiyong Chen (Author), Wing Chung Lam (Author), Chiu On Chong (Author), Andrew Lau (Author), Varut Vardhanabhuti (Author), Kin Cheung Mak (Author), Fei Jiang (Author), Wing Yi Lam (Author), Fung Man Wu (Author), Hiu Ngok Chan (Author), Yan Wah Ng (Author), Bacon Fung-Leung Ng (Author), Eric Tat-Chi Ziea (Author), Lixing Lao (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Sinew acupuncture is a new modality of acupuncture in which needles are inserted into acupoints, ashi points or spasm points of sinew and muscles along the meridian sinew pathway. A previous observational study revealed that sinew acupuncture has immediate analgesic effects on va...