There have been over 8,000 randomized controlled trials involving acupuncture in the last 40 years and the pace of these studies has been rapidly accelerating in the last several years. We recommend the following studies to help get the most comprehensive information on the evidence behind acupuncture’s effectiveness.
“Is acupuncture dose dependent? Ramifications of acupuncture treatment dose within clinical practice and trials”.
This paper explores the major problem of under-treatment in acupuncture research and practice the leads to an underestimation of acupuncture’s effectiveness.
The Acupuncture Evidence Project (AEP) is a landmark study commissioned by the Australian Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Association and includes the most comprehensive reviews of research on acupuncture for 123 different medical conditions.
The Acupuncture Evidence Project (AEP) is a landmark study commissioned by the Australian Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Association and includes the most comprehensive reviews of research on acupuncture for 123 different medical conditions.
This is a position paper produced by the Acupuncture Now Foundation that reviews the evidence regarding acupuncture in pain management of the most common pain conditions and explores the role acupuncture could play in reducing dependency of opioids and other harmful drugs for managing pain. This paper also considers factors that might discourage health care professionals form recommending acupuncture such as cost and availability concerns.
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