A Meta-analysis of the Effectiveness of Acupuncture for the Treatment of Essential Tremors

Sohn Y, Jung S, Kang K, Jeong M, Jang I · The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine · 2017 September 30

DOI 10.22246/jikm.2017.38.4.419

Objective

This study provides an evaluation of the effectiveness of acupuncture for the treatment of essential tremors (ETs) using randomized controlled trials (RCTs).

Conclusions

This meta-analysis of clinical trials suggests that acupuncture is effective for treating essential tremor (ET) patients

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