News and features related to back pain
- Acupuncture needles can improve back pain, and so can toothpicks
Acupuncture can lead to lasting improvements for people with long-term low back pain, according to a new study - but so can simulated acupuncture using toothpicks pressed against skin. These findings suggest that penetrating the skin with needles may not be necessary for the treatment to work. Low b
Read Full Article - Doctors add acupuncture to back pain care plans
21st July 2009 – UK doctors facing patients with persistent lower back pain are, for the first time, being advised to recommend therapies such as acupuncture as an early treatment option. In new guidance published this month by UK medicines watchdogs, doctors have been told to offer up to 10 session
Read Full Article - Comfrey root eases back pain
21 May, 2009 – People who suffer from acute back pain may find relief in the form of comfrey root, a plant long thought to have medicinal value. A new study, funded by the drug company Merck and published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, showed that people with acute back pain who used an
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