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Acupuncture and osteoarthritis?

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Can acupuncture treat osteoarthritis?
It may be able to relieve some of the pain, but that would be all.
What is acupuncture?
treatment with needles: the treatment of disorders by inserting needles into the skin at points where the flow of energy is thought to be blocked meridians
How do you get osteoarthritis?
t is mainly caused as a result of breaking down of joint-cartilages. Certain metabolic, hereditary or mechanical reasons lead to the loss of cartilages. Some of the factors that lead to primary...
What is osteoarthritis?
Osteoarthritis (OA) Also known as degenerative arthritis and non inflammatory arthritis is one of the more common types of arthritis. Affecting cartilage and bone in the joints. Cartilage cushions...
What does acupuncture do?
We still don't know exactly. It stimulates the body to return to its own balance through different mechanisms: neurological, endocrinological, psychological. As a result it has often good results...