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Acupuncture treatment reduces pain: study
Millions of Americans swear by acupuncture for pain relief. As Dr. Holly Phillips reports, a new study reveals the treatment can be effective in reducing chronic pain.
good morning in today's health watch points for acupuncture millions of americans swear by acupuncture for pain relief but evidence that it really works has been hard to come by until now a new study headed by researchers at memorial sloan kettering cancer center and funded by the national institutes of health found the treatment can be effective in reducing chronic pain scientists reviewed 29 rigorous studies involving nearly 18 000 people the review took a global team nearly six years they compared acupuncture with usual care like over-the-counter pain relievers as well as sham acupuncture treatments in which needles aren't fully inserted the end result about half of the patients who received real acupuncture reported improvements compared with about 30 percent of patients who did not have acupuncture researchers concluded the results are not due to the placebo effect now although the procedure still has its skeptics its safety is well established in the hands of trained and licensed professionals so if you're in pain ask your doctor about acupuncture it might just be right for you i'm dr holly phillips
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