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Low back pain?  Try Acupuncture before prescription painkillers,  says new clinical guideline

5/22/2017

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​In the clinic, I've seen great results with acupuncture for acute and chronic low back pain.  I've definitely heard, "I wish I had tried this years ago!" from patients who have received total relief from their pain with acupuncture, when no other interventions worked, and after years of suffering in pain.  Given the opioid crisis gripping the country right now, efforts are being made to recommend effective treatments for pain that do not involve prescription pain medication.  In April 2017, The American College of Physicians released a new clinical guideline for interventions to treat acute and chronic low back pain.  Acupuncture is among the list of interventions to try first when dealing with chronic or acute low back pain.  

Specifically, for acute low back pain they say:

"Given that most patients with acute or subacute low back pain improve over time regardless of treatment, clinicians and patients should select nonpharmacologic treatment with superficial heat (moderate-quality evidence), massage, acupuncture, or spinal manipulation (low-quality evidence)...(Grade: strong recommendation)."

For chronic low back pain, their recommendation is:

"For patients with chronic low back pain, clinicians and patients should initially select nonpharmacologic treatment with exercise, multidisciplinary rehabilitation, acupuncture, mindfulness-based stress reduction (moderate-quality evidence), tai chi, yoga, motor control exercise, progressive relaxation, electromyography biofeedback, low-level laser therapy, operant therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, or spinal manipulation (low-quality evidence). (Grade: strong recommendation).

This seems like a step in the right direction to help promote safe, effective, and low-intervention therapies like acupuncture, massage, yoga and tai chi to treat acute and chronic pain.  


​Dr. Cheryl provides acupuncture in West Seattle and enjoys treating a wide variety of health conditions.  She has been in practice for over 9 years, and believes that acupuncture can be gentle and comfortable while still being very effective.  She has extensive experience in treating pain, fertility, women's health, and pregnancy.
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    Cheryl House, L. Ac., DACM, FABORM

    Doctor of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine

     

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