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Efficacy of the Tibetan treatment for arthritis

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  • Ryan, Mary

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Tibetans in the refugee communities in Northern India are exposed to both traditional Tibetan and Western medicine. For Tibetans suffering from arthritis (or trung-bo), the Tibetan treatment was compared with the Western treatment in an open randomized controlled trial. On a significance level of 0.0005, this trial demonstrated that for these Tibetans, their indigenous treatment worked better than the Western treatment for improved limb mobility.

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  • Ryan, Mary, 1997. "Efficacy of the Tibetan treatment for arthritis," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 44(4), pages 535-539, February.
  • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:44:y:1997:i:4:p:535-539
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    1. Alexander Ruby & Abigail Knight & Pablo Perel & Karl Blanchet & Bayard Roberts, 2015. "The Effectiveness of Interventions for Non-Communicable Diseases in Humanitarian Crises: A Systematic Review," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 10(9), pages 1-16, September.

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