The Latest Research About Acupuncture
Acupuncture and Chinese medicine have become an accepted part of our system of health care. Research clearly demonstrates its value and its amazing diversity as a treatment modality. A few examples of the evidence and utilization of acupuncture follow:
National Institutes of Health Consensus Statement
Acupuncture may be useful as an adjunct treatment or an acceptable alternative or be included in a comprehensive management program for conditions including:
- Myofascial Pain
- Fibromyalgia
- Osteoarthritis
- Low-Back Pain
- Carpal Tunnel
- Asthma
- Tennis Elbow
- Chemo-Therapy Induced
- Vomiting and Nausea
The World Health Organization
In 1979, the World Health Organization recognized acupuncture as an effective treatment for 43 health problems that included:
- Low Back Pain
- Rhinitis Migraine
- Colitis
- Peripheral Neuropathy
- Constipation
- Acute Sinusitis
- Osteoarthritis
- Meniere's Disease
- Paralysis
- Stroke
The Mind-Body Research Group at the University of South Carolina
This group has published studies providing clear evidence of the effectiveness of acupuncture testing:
- Pain
- Stress and Quality of life
- Pain and Subjective Peripheral Neuropathy
- Oral Lesions
- Insomnia
- Oral Cortisol
Acupuncture for migraines
Patients who used acupuncture at the start of a migraine noted reduced symptoms, required less medication and had decrease frequency of headaches during the four months of the study.
Headache 2002:42:855-861
Acupuncture benefits smoking cessation program
A study combining acupuncture with education doubled the success rate over the group that had education with a sham acupuncture treatment.
American Journal of Public Health; 2002;92:1642-1647
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