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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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ACUPUNCTURE & LOW BACK PAIN

Categories: Back
In a large study of the use of acupuncture for the treatment of around 10,000 patients with chronic low back pain, acupuncture was found to be more effective than a no-acupuncture control group and relatively cost-effective. (Pragmatic randomized trial evaluating the clinical and economic effectiveness of acupuncture for chronic low back pain. Am J Epidemiol. 2006 Sep 1;164(5):487-96).
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ACUPUNCTURE & LOW BACK PAIN

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A landmark study has been published by the British Medical Journal on the treatment of lower back pain by acupuncture. 241 adults were randomly assigned to receive either standard care or ten acupuncture treatments and asked to record pain levels, use of pain medication and satisfaction with treatment. Although there was only a non-significant benefit for acupuncture at 12-months follow-up, compar ...
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ELECTRO-ACUPUNCTURE CURES HORSE'S BACK PAIN

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A study of electro-acupuncture for chronic low back pain in horses has found that it can successfully alleviate thoracolumbar pain and that the analgesic effect persists for up to two weeks after the treatment. (Evaluation of electroacupuncture treatment of horses with signs of chronic thoracolumbar pain. J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2005 Jul 15;227(2):281-6).
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TREATING PELVIC AND BACK PAIN IN PREGNANCY

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A systematic review using the Cochrane database has assessed the effects of interventions for preventing and treating back and pelvic pain in pregnancy. Authors searched the Cochrane database for randomised controlled trials of any treatment used to prevent or reduce the incidence or severity of back or pelvic pain in pregnancy. Eight studies (1305 participants from five countries) were included i ...
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ELECTROACUPUNCTURE FOR DOGS DISKS

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Electroacupuncture is an effective treatment for intervertebral disk disease in dogs. Fifty dogs with signs of thoracolumbar intervertebral disk disease were randomly allocated to receive either electroacupuncture stimulation combined with standard W ...
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ACUPUNCTURE TWICE AS GOOD FOR CHRONIC LOW BACK PAIN

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Another result from the large multi-centre German Acupuncture Trials (GERAC), suggests that both real and sham acupuncture are much more effective against chronic low back pain than conventional therapy. The patient- and observer-blinded randomised controlled trial involved 340 outpatient practices, including 1162 patients aged 18-86 years (average 50) with a history of chronic low back pain lasti ...
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ACUPUNCTURE REDUCES MEDICAL EXPENSES FOR LOW BACK PAIN

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A Japanese team has investigated the effect of acupuncture on perceived pain, mood disturbances and medical expenses related to low back pain (LBP) among employees of a steel company. In the intervention study, seventy-two workers, mean age 53, received acupuncture once a week. After eight weeks of treatment, patients with LBP reported diminished pain and showed a significant decrease in total moo ...
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ACUPUNCTURE BENEFITS LOW BACK PAIN

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Authors from Northern Ireland have published a systematic review that supports the use of acupuncture as a treatment for low back pain (LBP). Twenty-three trials involving 6359 participants were included in the meta-analysis. The authors conclude that there is moderate evidence that acupuncture is more effective than no treatment, and strong evidence of no significant difference between acupunctur ...
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ACUPUNCTURE BETTER THAN STANDARD CARE FOR BACK PAIN

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A large American study has concluded that acupuncture for back pain results in persistent clinically meaningful improvement, which is better than that achieved with standard care. A group from Seattle carried out a large randomised controlled trial of acupuncture for chronic lower back pain (cLBP), comparing individualised acupuncture with standardised acupuncture, simulated acupuncture and usual ...
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