Comparison of Pharmacopuncture and Anti-Inflammatory Analgesics for Wrist Tenosynovitis: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Journal · Pain Medicine (2022)
Original authors · Jang HK, Min SW, Oh JY, et al.
DOI · 10.1093/pm/pnac0987
Summary
Eighty-two wrist tenosynovitis patients were randomly assigned to pharmacopuncture or anti-inflammatory analgesic groups and treated for 4 weeks. The pharmacopuncture group showed equivalent pain reduction effects with significantly lower adverse event incidence.
Key figures
Pain reduction rate
77%
Participants
82 patients
Conclusion
Pharmacopuncture treatment is a safe alternative to anti-inflammatory analgesics in wrist tenosynovitis.
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