A Randomized Trial Comparing Acupuncture, Simulated Acupuncture, and Usual Care for Chronic Low Back Pain
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- 11 May 2009
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of internal medicine (1960)
- Vol. 169 (9) , 858-866
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archinternmed.2009.65
Abstract
Americans spend at least $37 billion annually on medical care for back pain,1,2 and our economy suffers another $19.8 billion in lost worker productivity.3 There is no evidence that escalating expenses for spine care have improved self-assessed health status.2Keywords
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