The Effectiveness and Safety of Acupoint Catgut Embedding for the Treatment of Postmenopausal Osteoporosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Fan Huang Yumin Xie Siyi Zhao Zitong Feng Guizhen Chen Yunxiang Xu

Published in: Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM (2019)

ACET combining medication but not ACET alone is more effective than medication as comparison in the treatment of PMOP. As a novel treatment, ACET shows the potential of effectiveness and deserves further high quality of well-designed study.

Keyphrases

healthcare
randomized controlled trial
systematic review
bone mineral density
postmenopausal women
risk assessment
combination therapy
body composition
climate change
replacement therapy