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Acupuncture for Chronic Low Back Pain. The New England Journal of Medicine, one of the most recognized publications in medicine, published a “Clinical Therapeutics” article on acupuncture as a treatment for chronic back pain in its July 29, 2010 issue. Click here to read the full article.

Acupuncture Found Effective for Back Pain

Study finds it superior to usual care.

Back pain? Alternative therapies may help. Source: CNN Health

By Amanda Gardner, Health.com July 24, 2010 8:18 a.m. EDT

“One of the first and most effective recourses for people with chronic back pain is acupuncture. “We’ve had great success with acupuncture. It’s great for someone who gets pain that’s situated in the back or neck and is not radiating down the arms and legs so much,” says Cohen, who is a retired tennis pro. “I’ve had it myself, gotten up, and felt 75 percent better.”

STUDY ANALYSIS SHOWS ACUPUNCTURE EFFECTIVE FOR TREATING CHRONIC LOW BACK PAIN

From University of Maryland School of Medicine and the Peninsula Medical School, Plymouth, U.K.