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. 2015 Sep;32(9):31-36.

Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain

Marcia A Johnson  1 , Claudia Dianne Cosgrove  1
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Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain

Marcia A Johnson et al. Fed Pract. 2015 Sep.

Abstract

A review of randomized clinical trial studies suggests that acupuncture and spinal manipulation may be effective for the treatment of chronic musculoskeletal pain.

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Author disclosures The authors report no actual or potential conflicts of interest with regard to this article.

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