07/04/2019 / By Ralph Flores
A collaboration between the Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Shanghai and Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston produced the first systematic review of qualitative and quantitative evidence for evaluating the effectiveness of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) in treating osteoarthritis. Their findings were published in The American Journal of Chinese Medicine.
In sum, the researchers found that TCM can be used to improve pain, function, and wellness in patients with knee osteoarthritis.
Read the full study at this link.
Journal Reference:
Chen B, Zhan H, Marszalek J, Chung M, Lin X, Zhang M, Pang J, Wang C. TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICATIONS FOR KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS PAIN: A META-ANALYSIS OF RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS. The American Journal of Chinese Medicine. 2016;44(04):677–703. DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X16500373
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aging, alternative medicine, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, arthritis, inflammation, joint pain, knee osteoarthritis, meta-analysis, natural cures, Natural Treatments, pain relief, research, TCM, traditional Chinese medicine
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