Acupuncture is a traditional Chinese medicine practice that involves inserting fine needles into specific pressure points on the body to stimulate healing. While the exact way acupuncture works is ...

Lower back pain is the leading cause of disability worldwide, yet most treatments offer limited relief. One of the most divisive is acupuncture—recommended in US guidelines for lower back pain but not ...

A new study found that acupuncture treatment for older adults with chronic back pain could notably help their pain levels and the disability often caused by it. Researchers hope Medicare will expand ...

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 ...

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 ...

Here's how these techniques work, their benefits, key differences, and which method may suit you better on Acupuncture Day ...

After years of saying I’d never try it, I saw an acupuncturist for the first time in 2024. After my first session, which I sought out to relieve tension in my back, I was immediately hooked. It ...

Older adults with chronic low back pain (CLBP) had less pain and improved physical function using acupuncture compared to standard treatments, a National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded clinical ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Acupuncture could be a beneficial treatment for several areas of pain. An “enormous explosion” of evidence ...

Kieran O'Sullivan receives funding from the EU (Erasmus+) and the Irish Government (Research Ireland) for research on low back pain. He also receives honoraria and expenses for speaking about low back ...