Acupuncture

Author(s): Ramsay, D. J., Bowman, M. A. , Greenman, P. E. , Jiang, S. P. , Kushi, L. H. , Leeman, S. , Lin, K. M. , Moerman, D. E. , Schnoll, S. H. , Walker, M. , Waternaux, C. , Wisneski, L. A.

Journal/Book: JAMA. 1998; 280(17): 1518-1524.

Abstract: Objective -To provide clinicians, patients, and the general public with a responsible assessment of the use and effectiveness of acupuncture to treat a variety of conditions. Participants.-A nonfederal, nonadvocate, 12-member panel representing the fields of acupuncture, pain, psychology, psychiatry, physical medicine and rehabilitation, drug abuse, family practice, internal medicine, health policy, epidemiology, statistics, physiology, biophysics, and the representatives of the public. In addition, 25 experts from these same fields presented data to the panel and a conference audience of 1200. Presentations and discussions we ive Medicine and the Office of Medical Applications of Research, National institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md. m the literature. Scientific evidence was given precedence over clinical anecdotal experience. he conference. The statement is available at http://consensus.nih.gov. gement program. Further research is likely to uncover additional areas where acupuncture interventions will be useful.

Keyword(s): acu. cr. rev

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