A recent multicenter randomized controlled trial confirms that electroacupuncture (EA) is the most effective acupuncture modality for reducing pain and improving physical function in patients with knee osteoarthritis (KOA). Compared against manual acupuncture (MA), warm needling (WA), mild moxibustion (MM), sham acupuncture (SA), and oral Celebrex, electroacupuncture demonstrated the greatest therapeutic benefit in both pain relief and functional improvement, based on VAS and WOMAC scores [1].
