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Acupuncture is more effective....
at
treating back pain than conventional
therapies, research suggests.
More than 1,100 patients took part in a
German study. They were given either
conventional therapy or acupuncture.
47% in the acupuncture
group reported
a significant improvement in pain
symptoms and just 27% in the group
who received conventional therapy
which included painkillers and
injections.
Researcher Dr Heinz
Endres of Ruhr University Bochum said:
"Patients experienced not only reduced
pain intensity, but also reported
improvements in their quality of life."
This study echoes the
findings of two studies published last
year in the British Medical Journal,
which found acupuncture could benefit
patients with low back pain.
Mike O'Farrell, of the
British Acupuncture Council, said:
"Through these controlled research
findings demonstrating the effectiveness
of acupuncture, we believe that both the
medical health profession and members of
the public will see the benefits of
acupuncture as part of an integrated
healthcare service."
Summarised from
BBC Radio 4 broadcast Tuesday 25th
September 2007
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