http://www.acufinder.com/Acupuncture+News/Neck+Pain+Reduced+by+Acupuncture 03/29/2024 08:29:54 am Neck Pain Reduced by Acupuncture By: Sam Gaines, Staff Writer A Norwegian study published in the June 2004 issue of Pain found that people who received acupuncture reported less pain three years later than people with similar pain who received a “dummy” treatment. Researchers at the University of Oslo treated 12 female office workers who reported chronic neck and shoulder pain with 10 sessions of standard acupuncture and acupressure. A second group of 12 workers received a sham treatment, in which acupuncture needles were placed in the incorrect locations. The real acupuncture group reported a 70 percent decrease in pain intensity during treatment, and after three years, reported pain intensity was still lessened by half. The control group reported only a slight dip during treatment, but even greater pain than before treatment three years later. Source: New York Times, 2004 Printed from Acufinder.com http://www.acufinder.com/Acupuncture+News/Neck+Pain+Reduced+by+Acupuncture 03/29/2024 08:29:54 am |