Background: Auricular acupuncture is a promising method for postoperative pain relief. However, there is no evidence for its use after ambulatory surgery. Our aim was to test whether auricular ...

Acupuncture is relatively safe and uncertainty over how it works shouldn't stop doctors from offering it as an option for patients struggling with pain, Avins said.

The researchers conclude that acupuncture "gives physicians a promising and effective treatment option for chronic low back pain, with few adverse effects or contraindications.

What acupuncture can help with, how it works, and why more people are turning to it for pain, skin, hormones and beyond ...

A 2018 meta-analysis of over 20,000 patients in 39 high-quality randomized controlled trials found that acupuncture was superior to both sham and no acupuncture for back or neck pain ...

In one such example, a 2017 study found that acupressure helps relieve a range of pain conditions, including labor and lower ...

CHICAGO - Acupuncture gets a thumbs-up for helping relieve pain from chronic headaches, backaches and arthritis in a review of more than two dozen studies — the latest analysis of an often ...

However, the best-known indication for acupuncture is the management of pain. Before using acupuncture to treat musculoskeletal aches and pains, screening for hypovitaminosis D should be done.

Acupuncture is not meant to clear your body of all pain during your IUD placement. “It can be used as an adjunctive therapy, combined with other ways to mitigate and manage someone’s pain ...

Acupuncture is used for a wide range of treatments but on the NHS its use is limited to lower back pain. Experts pointed out that acupuncture may mediate its effects in a number of different ways.