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Acupuncture may help ease your chronic pain: the ancient Chinese remedy provides relief for many who suffer from persistent pain, including low-back pain and joint pain from arthritis.(COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE)

Article from: Healthy Years Article date: April 1, 2007

Unremitting pain is a major health complaint in the United States, with many people over 65 reporting pain lasting more than a year. Relief from such persistent pain is often elusive, but an alternative approach, acupuncture, may help, according to recent studies and medical experts.

"Acupuncture has been shown to be helpful for arthritis pain, especially in the knee, as well as neck and shoulder pain, tension headaches, muscle pain, and pain from fibromyalgia," says Dr. Ka-Kit Hui, MD, professor of medicine and ...

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