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Welcome to our Chinese medicine and acupuncture research news pages. We add to the content of these pages continuously as more research news comes in. Browse through the complete archive below or use the category links on the right.

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Items 2017 to 2025 of 2280 total

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ACUPUNCTURE & CHRONIC LOW BACK PAIN

Categories: Back
In this German study, 174 patients with chronic low back pain (lasting longer than 6 weeks, and with no pending compensation claims) were randomly assigned to receive either i. True acupuncture plus conservative orthopaedic treatment (COT), ii. Sham acupuncture plus COT, or iii. COT alone. Both acupuncture groups received 3 treatments per week for 4 weeks, and both the patients and an observer wer ...
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ACUPUNCTURE & CHRONIC LOW BACK PAIN

Categories: Back
In a study into the potential benefits of acupuncture for chronic low back pain in the elderly (over 60 years old), 23 patients were randomised to receive their normal care (NSAIDs, muscle relaxants, paracetamol and back exercises) and 24 to additionally receive bi-weekly electro-acupuncture for 5 weeks. The acupuncture group had a significant decrease in RDQ (Roland Disability Questionnaire) scor ...
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ACUPUNCTURE FOR BACK PAIN IN PREGNANCY

Categories: Pregnancy & labour, Back
A Brazilian study which compared the levels of low back and pelvic pain in women treated by acupuncture compared to non-treated controls, found that the acupuncture group showed a greater reduction in overall pain, maximum pain and  pain at the time of interview, reduced use of analgesics, and greater capacity to perform general activities, to walk and to work. (Acupuncture in Medicine, 2004 ...
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ACUPRESSURE EFFECTIVE FOR LOW BACK PAIN

Categories: Back
A Taiwanese study randomly assigned 146 chronic lower back pain patients to receive either standard physical therapy or fifteen-minute acupressure treatments (six treatments over four weeks for both groups). At the end of the  study, the average pain scores had decreased from 9.29 (baseline) to 2.28 in the acupressure group and from 7.68 to 5.13 in the physical therapy group. Interestingly th ...
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ACUPUNCTURE FOR PELVIC AND BACK PAIN IN PREGNANCY

Categories: Back
In this Swedish study, 72 pregnant women (24-37 weeks) suffering pelvic or low back pain were randomly assigned to an acupuncture group or a control group. Traditional acupuncture points and ahshi points were needled (with deqi elicited) in individualised treatments, once or twice a week until disappearance of symptoms or delivery in the acupuncture group. Treatment was given for at least three we ...
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Ear acupuncture for back pain

Categories: Back
A randomised controlled trial compared manual and electrical stimulation of the same auricular points (lumbar spine, shenmen and cushion). 61 adults with chronic back pain (more than 6 months) that did not respond to non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs were randomly assigned to a manual or an electrical stimulation group (treatment given for 6 weeks with a 3-month follow-up). Criteria assessed i ...
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ACUPUNCTURE RELIEVES CHRONIC BACK PAIN

Categories: Back
A meta-analysis of 33 randomised controlled trials of acupuncture has concluded that it can effectively relieve chronic lower back pain. Specifically it was found to be more effective than sham acupuncture and no additional treatment. There was insufficient data to form conclusions about its effect on acute lower back pain. (Annals of Internal Medicine, Vol. 142, Issue 8, pages 651-663).
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ACUPUNCTURE & LOWER BACK PAIN

Categories: Back
An analysis of Canadian patients who had self-referred to acupuncturists for treatment for low back pain (LBP), found that they made significantly fewer visits to their physician for LBP care in the year following treatment (1.55 versus 4.45 in 1999, 1.41 versus 7.17 in 2000 and .86 versus 4.04 in 2001) compared to LBP sufferers who had not received acupuncture. They consequently required signific ...
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ACUPRESSURE WINS FOR BACK PAIN

Categories: Back
A Taiwanese study has compared the effects of acupressure (six treatments) with standard physical therapy ( i n c l u d i n g   p e l v i c   m a n u a l   t r a c t i o n ,   s p i n a l   m a n i p u l a t i o n ,   t h e r m o t h e r a p y ,   i n f r a r e d   l i g h t   t h e r a p y ,   e l ...
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