Pre-treatment expectations don't predict outcomes for back pain

The relationship between patients' expectations of acupuncture and their outcomes may be more complex than previously believed. When US investigators analysed data from a randomised trial of acupuncture for chronic back pain, they found that pre-treatment expectations and preferences for acupuncture were not predictive of treatment outcomes. 477 acupuncture-naïve participants with chronic low bac ...

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