A pilot study suggests that the treatment, when combined with exercise, is good for pain in the lower back.  Auricular acupuncture also appears to have a wider good-health impact on patients.  Details were presented to the prestigious North American Conference on Complementary and Integrative Medicine by Professor Suzanne McDonough, Dr Siobhan McCann and Ms Ruth Hunter from the Schools of Health Sciences and Psychology at Ulster. They said small acupuncture needles in the ear are potentially a very cost effective and innovative approach that could ... Read More

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CHICAGO (Reuters) - Acupuncture brought more relief to people with back pain than standard treatments, whether it was done with a toothpick or a real needle, U.S. researchers said on Monday in a study that raises new questions about how acupuncture works. For many patients, that benefit lasted for a year, the team reported in the Archives of Internal Medicine. "Our study shows that you don't need to stick needles into people to get the same effect," said Dr. Daniel Cherkin of Group Health ... Read More

Tags: Acupuncture, low back pain, pain relief