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Knee Pain Acupuncture Articles & Abstracts

Published On: November 3rd, 2017·3.8 min read·Categories: C.SMA Resources·
We hope you find these knee pain acupuncture articles and abstract helpful in your sports medicine acupuncture practice:

  1. Chen, C. C., Yang, C. C., Hu, C. C., Shih, H. N., Chang, Y. H., & Hsieh, P. H. (2015). Acupuncture for pain relief after total knee arthroplasty: a randomized controlled trial. Regional anesthesia and pain medicine, 40(1), 31-36.

  2. Usichenko, T. I., Kuchling, S., Witstruck, T., Pavlovic, D., Zach, M., Hofer, A., … & Wendt, M. (2007). Auricular acupuncture for pain relief after ambulatory knee surgery: a randomized trial. Canadian Medical Association Journal, 176(2), 179-183.

  3. Berman, B. M., Lao, L., Langenberg, P., Lee, W. L., Gilpin, A. M., & Hochberg, M. C. (2004). Effectiveness of Acupuncture as Adjunctive Therapy in Osteoarthritis of the KneeA Randomized, Controlled Trial. Annals of internal medicine, 141(12), 901-910.

  4. Cummings, M. (2003). Referred knee pain treated with electroacupuncture to iliopsoas. Acupuncture in Medicine, 21(1-2), 32-35.

  5. Liu, X. R., & Li, Q. (2015). Effect of acupuncture combined with rehabilitation training on walking function after arthroscopic meniscus repair. Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science, 13(2), 125-128.

  6. Al Rashoud, A. S., Abboud, R. J., Wang, W., & Wigderowitz, C. (2014). Efficacy of low-level laser therapy applied at acupuncture points in knee osteoarthritis: a randomised double-blind comparative trial. Physiotherapy, 100(3), 242-248.

  7. Jensen, R., Gøthesen, Ø., Liseth, K., & Baerheim, A. (1999). Acupuncture treatment of patellofemoral pain syndrome. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, 5(6), 521-527.

  8. Christensen, B. V., Iuhl, I. U., Vilbek, H., Bülow, H. H., Dreijer, N. C., & Rasmussen, H. F. (1992). Acupuncture treatment of severe knee osteoarthrosis. A long‐term study. Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica, 36(6), 519-525.

  9. Tukmachi, E., Jubb, R., Dempsey, E., & Jones, P. (2004). The effect of acupuncture on the symptoms of knee osteoarthritis-an open randomised controlled study. Acupuncture in Medicine, 22(1), 14-14.

  10. Woods, B., Manca, A., Weatherly, H., Saramago, P., Sideris, E., Giannopoulou, C., … & MacPherson, H. (2017). Cost-effectiveness of adjunct non-pharmacological interventions for osteoarthritis of the knee. PloS one, 12(3), e0172749.

  11. Lin, X., Huang, K., Zhu, G., Huang, Z., Qin, A., & Fan, S. (2016). The effects of acupuncture on chronic knee pain due to osteoarthritis: a meta-analysis. JBJS, 98(18), 1578-1585.

  12. Jensen, R., & Baerheim, A. (2000). Bi Syndrome of the Knee Treated with Acupuncture.

  13. Ozerkan, K. N., Bayraktar, B., Sahinkaya, T., Goksu, O. C., Yucesir, I., & Yildiz, S. (2007). Comparison of the effectiveness of the traditional acupuncture point, ST. 36 and Omura’s ST. 36 Point (True ST. 36) needling on the isokinetic knee extension & flexion strength of young soccer players. Acupuncture & electro-therapeutics research, 32(1-2), 71-79.

  14. Selfe, T. K., & Taylor, A. G. (2008). Acupuncture and osteoarthritis of the knee: a review of randomized, controlled trials. Family & community health, 31(3), 247.

  15. Yurtkuran, M., Alp, A., Konur, S., Özçakir, S., & Bingol, U. (2007). Laser acupuncture in knee osteoarthritis: a double-blind, randomized controlled study. Photomedicine and Laser Therapy, 25(1), 14-20.

  16. Mavrommatis, C. I., Argyra, E., Vadalouka, A., & Vasilakos, D. G. (2012). Acupuncture as an adjunctive therapy to pharmacological treatment in patients with chronic pain due to osteoarthritis of the knee: a 3-armed, randomized, placebo-controlled trial. PAIN®, 153(8), 1720-1726.

  17. Tzeng, C. Y., Chang, S. L., Wu, C. C., Chang, C. L., Chen, W. G., Tong, K. M., … & Hsieh, C. L. (2015). Single-blinded, randomised preliminary study evaluating the effects of 2 Hz electroacupuncture for postoperative pain in patients with total knee arthroplasty. Acupuncture in Medicine, acupmed-2014.

  18. Crespin, D. J., Griffin, K. H., Johnson, J. R., Miller, C., Finch, M. D., Rivard, R. L., … & Dusek, J. A. (2015). Acupuncture provides short-term pain relief for patients in a total joint replacement program. Pain Medicine, 16(6), 1195-1203.

About the Author: Matt Callison

Matt Callison is the president of the Sports Medicine Acupuncture Certification program. He has been combining sports medicine and traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) for over 26 years. He is the author of the Motor Point and Acupuncture Meridians Chart, the Motor Point Index, The Sports Medicine Acupuncture textbook and many articles on the combination of sports medicine and TCM.

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