80
Participants
Start Date
September 30, 2011
Primary Completion Date
April 30, 2013
Study Completion Date
August 31, 2013
Acupuncture
Acupuncture in the following acupoints on the contralateral side of pain site: Jiantong, Zhongzhu, Houxi, and Quchi. The patient will receive 5 treatments (each lasts 30 min) per week for four weeks.
Control
Patients in the waiting list group received conventional orthopaedic therapy including physical exercise, heat or cold therapy. 50 mg diclofenac daily could be taken when the patient suffered from the pain. Injections or cortisone applications of any kind were not allowed.
Province Hospital of Integrative Chinese and Western Medicine, Sichuan, Chengdu
University of Maryland
OTHER
Peking University
OTHER