Quelle: Medline Abstract Fachblatt BMJ

Kniegelenksarthrose und Schmerz - Kann Akupunktur den Gelenkschmerz spürbar vermindern? 

In der hier vorliegenden Studie wurden an 37 englischen Physiotherapie-Zentren 352 Patienten (älter als 50 Jahre) in drei Therapiegruppen eingeteilt. Sie erhielten Beratung und Physiotherapie, zusätzlich eine echte Akupunktur- oder eine Schein-Akupunktur-Behandlung bei der die Nadeln die haut nicht verletzten.

Die Ergebnisse zeigten abermals, dass eine Akupunktur  weder die echte Akupunktur, noch die Scheinakupunktur in der Lage war, die Schmerzintensität im Vergleich zu Beratung in Kombination mit Physiotherapie zusätzlich zu vermindern.

Eine englischsprachige Kurzversion dieser Studie (sog. MEDLINE Abstract) finden Sie hier

BMJ 2007;335:436 (1 September), doi:10.1136/bmj.39280.509803.BE (published 15 August 2007)
 

Research

Acupuncture as an adjunct to exercise based physiotherapy for osteoarthritis of the knee: randomised controlled trial

Nadine E Foster, senior lecturer in therapies (pain management)1, Elaine Thomas, senior lecturer in biostatistics1, Panos Barlas, research fellow2, Jonathan C Hill, arc lecturer in physiotherapy1, Julie Young, research nurse1, Elizabeth Mason, research physiotherapist1, Elaine M Hay, professor of community rheumatology1

1 Primary Care Musculoskeletal Research Centre, Keele University, Stafford ST5 5BG, 2 School of Health and Rehabilitation, Keele University

Correspondence to: N E Foster n.foster@keele.ac.uk

The addition of acupuncture to a course of advice and exercise for osteoarthritis of the knee delivered by physiotherapists provided no additional improvement in pain scores. Small benefits in pain intensity and unpleasantness were observed in both acupuncture groups, making it unlikely that this was due to acupuncture needling effects.

Trial registration Current Controlled Trials ISRCTN88597683 [controlled-trials.com] .

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