Acupuncture relieves low-back pain, study says

Courtesy Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Health and Fitness  Mon, 05/11/2009 - 14:00

Researchers at Group Health found that acupuncture and a similar treatment using toothpicks relieved chronic low-back pain better than customary medical care, which included medication and physical therapy.


 

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