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ACUPUNCTURE REDUCES MEDICAL EXPENSES FOR LOW BACK PAIN
A Japanese team has investigated the effect of acupuncture on perceived pain, mood disturbances and medical expenses related to low back pain (LBP) among employees of a steel company. In the intervention study, seventy-two workers, mean age 53, received acupuncture once a week. After eight weeks of treatment, patients with LBP reported diminished pain and showed a significant decrease in total moo ...
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