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The primary outcome measure was intensity of pain by a 10-cm visual analog scale used to rate all pain severity measurements. At 8-week follow-up, participants were contacted by telephone and mailed a questionnaire. Most had experienced pain for &gt; 5 years (66%); the rest, for &gt; 3 to 5 years (8%), 1 to 3 years (10%), or &lt; 1 year but &gt; 3 months (10%). The most frequent concomitant diagnoses were multifactorial (26%), osteoarthritis (18%), and low back pain (12%). Most patients were also receiving other treatments (74%); none previously had EQT. Participants were randomly assigned to EQT ( n = 26) or EAT ( n = 24). These groups had no significant differences at baseline except for prior awareness of qigong (EQT 31% vs. EAT 63%; p = 0.025). Compared to the EAT group, EQT participants had a significant decrease in pain intensity in the 2nd ( p = 0.003), 3rd ( p &lt; 0.001), and 4th weeks of treatment ( p = 0.003). 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