Real and simulated acupuncture appear more effective than usual care for back pain

Tuesday, May 12, 2009 - 05:49 in Health & Medicine

Three types of acupuncture therapy - an individually tailored program, standard therapy and a simulation involving toothpicks at key acupuncture points - appear more effective than usual care for chronic low back pain, according to a report in the 11 May issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals...

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