Groundbreaking research has transformed our understanding of acupuncture‘s role in treating sciatica, a debilitating condition affecting millions worldwide. Recent scientific investigations have ...

Acupuncture is a "safe and effective" treatment for back pain in older people, according to new research. Chronic back pain patients aged over 65 treated using the traditional Chinese method involving ...

Acupuncture significantly reduced leg pain and disability in chronic sciatica patients compared with sham acupuncture. Benefits persisted through 52 weeks, with no serious adverse events reported. A ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Both standard and enhanced acupuncture reduced pain-related disability in older adults. These benefits persisted ...

Leg pain and disability associated with chronic sciatica were significantly relieved by treatment with acupuncture in a randomized clinical trial compared to treatment with sham, or placebo, ...

Real Chinese acupuncture was more effective than a sham version for treating sciatica stemming from herniated spinal disks in a randomized trial conducted in China. Patients' leg pain scores decreased ...

May 20, 2009 — Actual or simulated acupuncture therapy appears to be more effective than usual care for chronic low back pain, according to the results of a randomized controlled trial reported in the ...

In a new study, older adults who received acupuncture had less pain and better mobility than those who got medication or physical therapy. A new clinical trial in older adults finds that acupuncture ...

Acupuncture – known as an alternative therapy in the United States – is more effective at treating back pain than traditional medical methods, according to a recent study. Back-pain sufferers who ...

Six months of acupuncture treatment appears to be more effective than conventional therapy in treating low back pain, according to a study in the Sept. 24 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one ...