Pains and needles: brain scans point to hidden effects of acupuncture
THE GUARDIAN: “Placebo acupuncture can ease short-term pain but the real thing might help to reverse the underlying pathology of a disease.” “There are now several trials showing that even when patients in acupuncture and placebo groups report...
Study Finds Options to Opioids After Knee Surgery
WebMD: Non-drug approaches that may work include acupuncture and electrotherapy, review finds. Read the article here: http://www.webmd.com/pain-management/knee-pain/news/20170816/study-finds-options-to-opioid-use-after-knee-surgery
PCORI Board approves $10 million for new studies on reducing unsafe opioid prescribing
One of the new studies was approved for $5.7 million to focus on a Medicaid payer strategy that expands access to nondrug strategies for treating low back pain, such as cognitive behavioral therapy, exercise therapy, physical or occupational therapy, and complementary...
Acupuncture Efficacy in Stress Incontinence, PCOS Examined
ENDOCRINOLOGY ADVISOR: Acupuncture received mixed reviews in 2 new studies — 1 focusing on stress incontinence and the other on polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)-related infertility. The research was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Read...