Acupuncture may not be effective for knee pain

Experts are surprised that their study showed acupuncture was not effective as people with chronic knee pain say that acupuncture has been beneficial for them. - Filepic

Acupuncture won’t improve chronic knee pain in middle-aged people, researchers say.

In their study, real acupuncture using needles and lasers was no more helpful than sham acupuncture for chronic knee pain among people 50 years old and older.