Evidence-based studies and clinical research on acupuncture efficacy
Higher income and educational attainment were associated with increased use of nonpharmacologic treatments including acu…
Approximately 90% of lumbar disc herniation patients showed sustained improvement with complementary medicine treatments…
Enhanced acupuncture with up to 21 sessions was cost-saving (reducing costs by $491 per patient annually) while signific…
Commercial insurance billing for acupuncture increased from 0.19% of covered lives in 2012 to 0.24% in 2021, with low ba…
Acupuncture alleviates lumbar disc herniation progression by upregulating SIRT1 expression, which stabilizes Sestrin2 an…
Battlefield acupuncture demonstrated clinically meaningful pain reductions in veterans with chronic low back pain, with …
This study protocol aims to determine whether a novel intraspinal acupotomy technique targeting meningovertebral ligamen…
This is a study protocol for a trial that will determine whether combining acupuncture with mindfulness-based stress red…
Both targeted and non-targeted auricular point acupressure significantly reduced real-time pain intensity and interferen…
Traditional Chinese exercises combined with conventional therapy, particularly Wuqinxi for pain relief and Liuzijue for …
Quercetin effectively treats intervertebral disc degeneration by blocking TNF signaling pathways, restoring mitochondria…
Exercise and psychologically informed approaches provide the strongest and most sustained benefits for low back pain, wh…
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