Acupuncture Good For Lower Back Pain – University Of Ulster

Acupuncture Good For Lower Back Pain – Ulster Research 19th August 2009 A pilot study suggests that the treatment, when combined with exercise , is good for pain in the lower back. Auricular acupuncture also appears to have a wider good-health impact on patients. Details were presented to the prestigious North American Conference on Complementary and Integrative Medicine by Professor Suzanne McDonough, Dr Siobhan McCann and Ms Ruth Hunter from the Schools of Health Sciences and Psychology at Ulster. They said small acupuncture needles...

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Acupuncture and exercise may ease lower back pain

UK scientists have shown that patients with lower back pain may benefit from a combination of acupuncture and exercise. Acupuncture is one of the most common forms of complementary therapy and many people use it to relieve pain, including patients with chronic back pain. The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) recently issued a guideline recommending a course of acupuncture or supervised exercise classes for people with low back pain. This recommendation is supported by the latest study from the University of Ulster,...

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