Electroacupuncture

How it works

Benefits

Comparisons

Evidence quality

Highlighted claims

• Electroacupuncture uses inserted acupuncture needles connected to a device that delivers controlled electrical stimulation. — Efficacy of electroacupuncture for pain relief in patients with osteonecrosis of the femoral head: protocol for a randomised, triple-blind, sham-controlled trial
• Direct evidence for electroacupuncture in ONFH remains limited. — Efficacy of electroacupuncture for pain relief in patients with osteonecrosis of the femoral head: protocol for a randomised, triple-blind, sham-controlled trial
• Electroacupuncture allows more standardized and reproducible treatment parameters than manual stimulation alone. — Efficacy of electroacupuncture for pain relief in patients with osteonecrosis of the femoral head: protocol for a randomised, triple-blind, sham-controlled trial
• A prior randomized trial could not isolate the specific effect of electroacupuncture because it used a combined intervention without a sham-controlled design. — Efficacy of electroacupuncture for pain relief in patients with osteonecrosis of the femoral head: protocol for a randomised, triple-blind, sham-controlled trial
• Potential analgesic mechanisms of electroacupuncture include endogenous opioid activation, inflammatory mediator modulation, central pain pathway regulation, and neuroendocrine effects. — Efficacy of electroacupuncture for pain relief in patients with osteonecrosis of the femoral head: protocol for a randomised, triple-blind, sham-controlled trial
• Existing evidence suggests electroacupuncture may help chronic musculoskeletal pain. — Efficacy of electroacupuncture for pain relief in patients with osteonecrosis of the femoral head: protocol for a randomised, triple-blind, sham-controlled trial