Laser acupuncture in patients with chronic knee pain: a randomised placebo-controlled trial

激光针灸治疗慢性膝痛：一项随机安慰剂对照试验

• 批准号: nhmrc : 566783
• 负责人: A/Pr Marie Pirotta
• 金额: $ 46.75万
• 依托单位: The University of Melbourne
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: NHMRC Project Grants
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2009-01-01 至 2013-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://researchdata.edu.au/laser-acupuncture-patients-controlled-trial/77854
• 关键词: Laser; acupuncture; patients; chronic; knee

Chronic knee pain is a common and disabling musculoskeletal condition that causes a loss of functional independence and results in significant health care costs. In the majority of patients the most common cause is osteoarthritis. Acupuncture is a form of non-surgical treatment commonly sought by patients and often recommended by GP's. The main outcomes from our project are to establish the role, clinical effectiveness and cost benefit of laser and needle acupuncture in knee pain patients.

慢性膝关节疼痛是一种常见的致残肌肉骨骼疾病，会导致功能独立性的丧失，并导致巨大的医疗费用。在大多数患者中，最常见的原因是骨关节炎。针灸是患者普遍寻求和全科医生推荐的一种非手术治疗形式。我们项目的主要成果是确定激光和针灸在膝关节疼痛患者中的作用、临床效果和成本效益。