39 randomized clinical trials of common nondrug interventions used in the meta-analysis involved 2,391 patients. “We found moderate-certainty evidence that acupuncture and electrotherapy reduced or delayed patients’ opioid use….”
Read the article in Pain Medicine News here: http://www.painmedicinenews.com/Complementary-and-Alternative/Article/12-17/Electrotherapy-Acupuncture-Reduce-Opioid-Consumption-After-TKA/45413