Treatment of Fibromyalgia with Formula Acupuncture: Investigation of Needle Placement, Needle Stimulation, and Treatment Frequency
dc.contributor.author | Harris, Richard E. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Tian, Xiaoming | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Williams, David A. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Tian, Thomas X. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Cupps, Thomas R. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Petzke, Frank W. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Groner, Kimberly H. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Biswas, Pinaki | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Gracely, Richard H. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Clauw, Daniel J. | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2009-07-10T19:14:24Z | |
dc.date.available | 2009-07-10T19:14:24Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2005-08-01 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Harris, Richard E.; Tian, Xiaoming; Williams, David A.; Tian, Thomas X.; Cupps, Thomas R.; Petzke, Frank; Groner, Kimberly H.; Biswas, Pinaki; Gracely, Richard H.; Clauw, Daniel J. (2005). "Treatment of Fibromyalgia with Formula Acupuncture: Investigation of Needle Placement, Needle Stimulation, and Treatment Frequency." The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine 11(4): 663-671 <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/63411> | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/63411 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=retrieve&db=pubmed&list_uids=16131290&dopt=citation | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | Objectives: The objective of this study was to investigate whether typical acupuncture methods such as needle placement, needle stimulation, and treatment frequency were important factors in fibromyalgia symptom improvement. Design/settings/subjects: A single-site, single-blind, randomized trial of 114 participants diagnosed with fibromyalgia for at least 1 year was performed. Intervention: Participants were randomized to one of four treatment groups: (1) T/S needles placed in traditional sites with manual needle stimulation (n = 29): (2) T/0 traditional needle location without stimulation (n = 30); (3) N/S needles inserted in nontraditional locations that were not thought to be acupuncture sites, with stimulation (n = 28); and (4) N/0 nontraditional needle location without stimulation (n = 2 7). All groups received treatment once weekly, followed by twice weekly, and finally three times weekly, for a total of 18 treatments. Each increase in frequency was separated by a 2-week washout period. Outcome measures: Pain was assessed by a numerical rating scale, fatigue by the Multi-dimensional Fatigue Inventory, and physical function by the Short Form–36. Results: Overall pain improvement was noted with 25%–35% of subjects having a clinically significant decrease in pain; however this was not dependent upon "correct" needle stimulation (t = 1.03; p = 0.307) or location (t = 0.76; p = 0.450). An overall dose effect of treatment was observed, with three sessions weekly providing more analgesia than sessions once weekly (t = 2.10; p = 0.039). Among treatment responders, improvements in pain, fatigue, and physical function were highly codependent (all p ≤ 0.002). Conclusions: Although needle insertion led to analgesia and improvement in other somatic symptoms, correct needle location and stimulation were not crucial. | en_US |
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dc.publisher | Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers | en_US |
dc.title | Treatment of Fibromyalgia with Formula Acupuncture: Investigation of Needle Placement, Needle Stimulation, and Treatment Frequency | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbtoplevel | Health Sciences | en_US |
dc.description.peerreviewed | Peer Reviewed | en_US |
dc.identifier.pmid | 16131290 | en_US |
dc.description.bitstreamurl | http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/63411/1/acm.2005.11.663.pdf | |
dc.identifier.doi | doi:10.1089/acm.2005.11.663 | en_US |
dc.identifier.source | The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine | en_US |
dc.identifier.source | The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine | en_US |
dc.owningcollname | Interdisciplinary and Peer-Reviewed |
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