Mock treatments and real acupuncture affect osteoarthritic pain similarly: patients who believe in a treatment they are receiving have less pain. Author: McDonough SM. Affiliation: Health and Rehabilitation Sciences Research Centre, Institute of Nursing and Health Research, School of Health Sciences, University of Ulster, Newtownabbey, Co Antrim, UK. Conference/Journal: Evid Based Med. Date published: 2012 Jun 27 Other: Word Count: 1 PMID: 22740356