Effects of Acupuncture on Aromatase Inhibitor-Induced Joint Pain

Exclusion Criteria

• •Have a known autoimmune disease or acute infection
• •Have had acupuncture treatment within 6 months of study enrollment
• •Known needle phobia
• •Known metal allergies
• •Have an implantable device, such as pacemaker, defibrillator or other device contraindicated with electrical stimulation
• •Use of nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) or narcotics within 7 days of study enrollment and during study period (15 weeks)
• •Receipt of prior chemotherapy, immunotherapy or radiation therapy within 90 days
• •On anticoagulant therapy
• •Receiving physical or occupational therapy concurrently
• •Taking herbs or herbal teas within 7 days of study enrollment and during study period (15 weeks)
• •Have an immune-compromising medical condition or currently receiving immune-modulating therapies (including corticosteroids)
• •Enrolled in any other active cancer treatment protocols
• •Bone fracture or surgery of an affected extremity within 6 months