Jun 25, 20090

Acupuncture Gets Trial in Casualty

Categories: Acupuncture

Acupuncture will be used in emergency departments to treat acute migraine, back pain and ankle injuries after its success in lowering pain levels in patients attending a busy public hospital. The National Health and Medical Research Council has granted more than $400,000 for a three-year clinical trial in which 400 people will receive drug therapy, acupuncture or both to treat pain. Robyn Parker, an emergency physician and qualified medical acupuncturist, will tell the winter symposium of the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine in Darwin ... Read More

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