A report, written by Dr Gareth Jones, a senior lecturer at Aberdeen University, found many complimentary therapies used by sufferers of musculoskeletal disorders have only been through one clinical trial and some have been through none at all.
RESEARCHERS are warning there is very little evidence copper and magnetic bands help relieve the symptoms of arthritis.
A report, written by Dr Gareth Jones, a senior lecturer at Aberdeen University, found many complimentary therapies used by sufferers of musculoskeletal disorders have only been through one clinical trial and some have been through none at all.
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