Acupuncture is well know for affecting pain in the body. Used for centuries medical data continues to support its effectiveness. Several studies have show that acupuncture can deactivate pain sensors in the brain. Functional MRI (fMRI) performed at UC Irvine has shown people with low back pain all had certain parts of the brain that perceive pain deactivated after receiving acupuncture.
Another recent study shows much of the same. Researchers at the University of York and the Hull York Medical School published in Brain Research, indicates that acupuncture has a significant effect on specific neural structures. When a patient receives acupuncture treatment, a sensation called deqi can be obtained; scientific analysis shows that this deactivates areas within the brain that are associated with the processing of pain.
Last summer, following research conducted in York, acupuncture was recommended for the first time by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) as a treatment option for NHS patients with lower back pain. NICE guidelines now state that GPs should 'consider offering a course of acupuncture comprising a maximum of 10 sessions over a period of up to 12 weeks' for patients with this common condition.
TAKE HOME MESSAGE
If your back hurts and you have not tried acupuncture you owe it to yourself to undergo a short trial of acupuncture.
To learn more or try acupuncture go to:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/02/100204101736.htm
http://www.denverpaincare.com
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