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Does Acupuncture Treat Migraines And Back Pain?
Alternative Names
Acupuncture - pain relief; Hypnosis - pain relief; Guided imagery
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Alternative medicine refers to treatments that are used instead of conventional (standard) ones. If you use an alternative treatment along with conventional medicine or therapy, it's considered complementary therapy.
There are many forms of alternative medicine.
For many people, acupuncture is an effective means of relieving pain. This may be particularly true for...
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Study Shows Acupuncture Improves Chronic Low Back Pain
Back pain, especially low back pain, is a significant health problem. According to the National Institutes of Health, eight out of 10... Read more »
Acupuncture for Migraine: A Sham or Miracle?
Acupuncture, a complementary therapy used in conjunction with traditional western medicine, can be part of a comprehensive Migraine... Read more »
7/2/07 #9: Acupuncture and other alternative treatments for Migraine?
Full Question: I have been having migraines since age 11. I am now 35. I am in the process of looking for a new neurologist due to a move... Read more »
Treating Pain With Acupuncture
I have recently read several studies that found acupuncture to be an effective treatment for relieving a number of different types of... Read more »
1/21/08 #9: Migraines, back pain, steroids, meningitis?
Full Question: My son has been dealing with debilitating migraines since the age of 13 and he is now 17. He had viral meningitis at the... Read more »
From Our Sources
Treating Pain with Acupuncture
Although the use of acupuncture is still somewhat controversial in Western medical circles, a number of research studies have shown it to be an... Read more »
Study: Acupuncture does little for pain relief
According to a new study published in the British Medical Journal, the pain-relieving effects of acupuncture are small compared to a placebo. In a... Read more »
Acupuncture--real or fake--helps back pain: study
According to a new study, people with chronic low back pain who undergo acupuncture--even fake acupuncture that uses toothpicks instead of... Read more »
Acupuncture
Source: HealthCentral Encyclopedia
Acupuncture is a method of producing analgesia or altering the function of a system of the body by inserting fine, wire-thin needles into the skin on... Read more »
Acupuncture, Migraine and Headache Glossary
Acupuncture is a form of treatment for pain that involves insertion of fine needles into particular points in the body known as "acupuncture... Read more »
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