Real Chinese acupuncture was more effective than a sham version for treating sciatica stemming from herniated spinal disks in a randomized trial conducted in China. Patients' leg pain scores decreased ...

Acupuncture is a treatment that uses specialized needles to stimulate specific parts of the body, and is popular in East Asian countries, including Japan. A new study comparing a group that received ...

Leg pain and disability associated with chronic sciatica were significantly relieved by treatment with acupuncture in a randomized clinical trial compared to treatment with sham, or placebo, ...

Acupressure points to relieve lower back pain: Is chronic back pain severely debilitating you? Or is it negatively affecting your routine? Probably the severity may not be acknowledged by the people ...

There was a significant decrease of 13.0 points on the Oswestry Disability Index in the acupuncture group vs 4.9 points in the sham acupuncture group at week 4. HealthDay News — Acupuncture results in ...

A new study shows that self-administered acupressure can relieve lower back pain; here, how to perform it on yourself to feel better sans meds. For the uninitiated, Los Angeles-based acupuncturist ...

Acupressure massage therapy is highly effective for treating back pain. It relieves muscular tension from all the areas of the back. For proper treatment, all important acupressure points are located ...

Most people use over-the-counter drugs to get relief from the stubborn back, but there are even other alternatives like acupuncture to get some relief from back pain. Back pain can affect people of ...

With the current lifestyle, backpain is unavoidable. Sitting on the chair for long hours is no less than an invitation to body pain. Backpain is quite common but it shouldn't be ignored. Back pain can ...