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The American Journal of Epidemiology recently published a study that showed that acupuncture can significantly relieve allergic rhinitis symptoms.
In this German study, 5,237 men and women were analyzed to evaluate the effectiveness of acupuncture in addition to routine care in patients with allergic rhinitis compared with treatment with routine care alone.
In this trial, patients with allergic rhinitis were randomly allocated
to receive acupuncture for a 3 month period or to a control group that
received no acupuncture. All patients were allowed to receive usual
medical care. The Rhinitis Quality of Life Questionnaire (RQLQ) and general health-related quality of life (36-Item Short-Form Health Survey) were evaluated at baseline and after 3 and 6 months.
Improvements were noted at the 3 month and the 6 month evaluation for
the patients receiving acupuncture. The authors of this trial concluded
that treating patients with allergic rhinitis in routine care with
additional acupuncture leads to clinically relevant and persistent
benefits.
Source: European Journal of Integrative Medicine. 2008 Nov;101(5):535-43.
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