Treatment applied
Pharmacological
The patients in both groups received a bag with 21 tablets
(50 mg) of diclofenac for the week (50 mg to be taken every 8
hours) and the instruction to reduce the dose if symptoms
improved.We collected and counted up the unused medication.
Patients with risk factors received gastroprotective drugs.
True and placebo acupuncture
A doctor specialising in acupuncture (accredited by the Beijing
University of Medical Sciences (China) and by the Scientific
Society of Medical Acupuncture (ACMAS Huangdi, Spain))
selected acupuncture points on the basis of traditional treatment
methods found to be effective for osteoarthritis of the knee.
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