Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial of Acupuncture for Wrist Tenosynovitis
Journal · Pain Medicine (2025)
Original authors · Lee CH, Moon SK, Im SG, et al.
DOI · 10.1093/pm/pnaf0234
Summary
One hundred sixteen wrist tenosynovitis patients were randomly assigned in a double-blind manner to true acupuncture or sham acupuncture groups and treated for 4 weeks. The true acupuncture group showed significant improvements in pain, grip strength, and functional scores compared to sham acupuncture group.
Key figures
Pain reduction rate
80%
Participants
116 patients
Conclusion
Acupuncture was confirmed to have clear treatment effects beyond placebo in wrist tenosynovitis.
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