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NEWS ABOUT: acupuncture

acupuncture stories: 4 news summaries

 Study: Even 'Fake' 
 Acupuncture 
  Eases Back Pain 

Back pain sufferers reported less pain with or without needles being used

May 12, 09 9:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - Acupuncture without the puncture helped relieve back pain in a new study, Reuters reports. Researchers divided patients with chronic back pain into several groups and discovered that the groups who received conventional acupuncture with needles and those who received simulated acupuncture with toothpicks reported greater—and almost identical—pain relief... More »

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acupuncture • alternative medicine • back pain • pain relief • Chinese medicine

Pentagon's New Painkiller:
Ancient Chinese Medicine

Military doctors will start training medics in 'battlefield acupressure'

Dec 11, 08 1:00 PM CST
(Newser) - US Air Force doctors deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan next year will have a new medical weapon in their arsenal: acupuncture. Military physicians, pleased with the success of treating wounded troops at home, will begin teaching battlefield medics how to fight severe or chronic pain by inserting tiny needles under... More »

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military • chronic pain • acupuncture • alternative medicine • US Air Force

Acupuncture Reduces Post-Op Pain: Studies

Patients needed less medication, had
fewer side effects

Oct 17, 07 10:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - Acupuncture before or during surgery can reduce post-operative pain, researchers have found. Patients who received the nontraditional treatment reported less pain after various surgeries, needed less pain medication and suffered fewer side effects from the medication they took, according to 15 clinical studies reviewed by the team. "The use... More »

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medicine • surgery • alternative treatment • painkiller • acupuncture

Even Fake Acupuncture Best for
Back Pain

Chronic sufferers find relief in treatment

Sep 25, 07 3:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - Acupuncture has a far better success rate than other treatments for patients with chronic lower back pain,  and fake acupuncture is nearly as effective as the real thing, a new study has found. Normal medical treatment produced significant improvement in 24% of people, while 47% of acupuncture patients felt... More »

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medicine • chronic pain • medical treatment • painkiller • acupuncture • medical study

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