Acupuncture therapy in conditions of chronic pain

Journal/Book: American Journal of Acupuncture. 1981; 9/1: 73-75.

Abstract: One hundred and twenty-four chronic pain patients were treated with the traditional Chinese method of acupuncture. The mean duration of pain was seven years. Patients were followed up from between 2 weeks and 4 months, following an average of 9.8 treatments. 84 percent of patients felt that acupuncture had been beneficial to them. 88 percent of patients with disturbed sleep returned to normal. The overall effective rate for decrease of severity and frequency of pain was 78 percent.

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