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Acupuncture and Multiple Sclerosis: A Review of the Evidence
Joint Authors
Karpatkin, H. I.
Napolione, D.
Siminovich-Blok, B.
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-06-18
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Use of acupuncture to treat multiple sclerosis (MS) is fairly common, but little literature exists which studies its effectiveness.
The purpose of this paper is to review the literature on the use of acupuncture to treat MS.
A literature search resulted in twelve peer-reviewed articles on the subject that examined the use of acupuncture to treat MS related quality of life (QoL), fatigue, spasticity, and pain.
The majority of the studies were poorly designed—without control, randomization, or blinding.
Description of the subjects, interventions, and outcome measures as well as statistical analysis was often lacking or minimal.
Although many of the studies suggested that acupuncture was successful in improving MS related symptoms, lack of statistical rigor and poor study design make it difficult to draw any conclusions about the true effectiveness of this intervention in the MS population.
Further studies with more rigorous designs and analysis are needed before accurate claims can be made as to the effectiveness of acupuncture in this population.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Karpatkin, H. I.& Napolione, D.& Siminovich-Blok, B.. 2014. Acupuncture and Multiple Sclerosis: A Review of the Evidence. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-9.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Karpatkin, H. I.…[et al.]. Acupuncture and Multiple Sclerosis: A Review of the Evidence. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-9.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Karpatkin, H. I.& Napolione, D.& Siminovich-Blok, B.. Acupuncture and Multiple Sclerosis: A Review of the Evidence. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1035509
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1035509