Complementary therapies in medicine
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Complement Ther Med · Dec 2002
Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical TrialRelief of chronic neck and shoulder pain by manual acupuncture to tender points--a sham-controlled randomized trial.
To compare the effects of real acupuncture to tender points for neck and shoulder pain and stiffness (Japanese: katakori) with those of sham acupuncture. ⋯ Acupuncture applied to tender points appears to have short-term effects on neck and shoulder pain and stiffness, but this study was unable to demonstrate any long-term superiority over sham acupuncture.