by Heaton Acupuncture | Nov 1, 2022 | Acupuncture, Back Pain
Suggestions regarding either treatment benefits (placebo) or adverse side effects (nocebo) did not affect pain intensity reported after acupuncture treatment for chronic low back pain (CLBP). In a randomised trial conducted by Swiss and German researchers, 152 CLBP...
by Heaton Acupuncture | Nov 1, 2022 | Acupuncture, Back Pain, Battlefield Acupuncture (BFA)
Battlefield Acupuncture (BFA) shows promise as an alternative to standard pharmacological interventions for adults presenting to the emergency department (ED) with low back pain. American clinicians conducted a trial in 52 adults presenting to an ED with a chief...
by Heaton Acupuncture | Jul 22, 2021 | Acupuncture, Back Pain
Acupuncture is a safe and effective treatment for patients with chronic spinal pain, conclude Chinese systematic review authors. They extracted data from 22 RCTs involving 2588 patients. Meta-analysis revealed a significantly superior effect of acupuncture compared...
by Heaton Acupuncture | Mar 9, 2021 | Back Pain, Electro-Acupuncture
An American study comparing the effects of verum electro-acupuncture (VEA) versus sham electro-acupuncture (SEA) on chronic low back pain has found limited evidence of superiority for real treatment. A total of 121 adults were randomly assigned to twelve sessions of...
by Heaton Acupuncture | Nov 7, 2018 | Back Pain, Cupping
German clinicians have determined that adding cupping to analgesic medication can reduce lower back pain more effectively than medication alone. In a randomised trial, 110 patients with chronic low back pain (cLBP) received eight sessions of pulsatile cupping (using a...
by Heaton Acupuncture | Nov 7, 2018 | Acupuncture, Back Pain, Pain, Pregnancy
Acupuncture provides clinically meaningful symptom reduction for pregnant women suffering from low back and pelvic pain, concludes a trial carried out in a New Zealand hospital clinic. The observational study examined data from 81 pregnant women with lumbopelvic pain,...
