When I answered the phone, a strong but shaking voice asked if I would come right away. “The vet’s recommending that I put him down. Is there anything you can do, uh, with acupuncture? Can you use acupuncture in an emergency? Please help!”
Written by S.L. Baker
The results of the largest randomized back pain trial of its kind shows acupuncture clearly helps people with chronic low back pain more than standard medical care. But the results of the SPINE (Stimulating Points to Investigate Needling Efficacy) study, just published in the May 11, 2009 Archives of Internal Medicine, has some researchers scratching their heads over the remarkable findings. The reason the study's results are so intriguing? Not just one but three different forms of acupuncture beat out western medicine in helping relieve low back pain.
Read more: Human research on Back Pain ranks Acupuncture # 1 treatment
Written by David Gutierrez
Acupuncture outperformed one of the most common non-hormonal drugs prescribed for menopausal symptoms such as hot flashes, in a study conducted by researchers from Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit and presented at a meeting of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology.
Read more: Acupuncture Works Better than Drugs for Treating Hot Flashes
