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Needle therapy (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] lunarul 22 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

In a 2018 review, data from 12 studies (8,003 participants) showed acupuncture was more effective than no treatment for back or neck pain, and data from 10 studies (1,963 participants) showed acupuncture was more effective than sham acupuncture. The pain-relieving effect of acupuncture was comparable to that of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs).

https://www.nccih.nih.gov/health/acupuncture-what-you-need-to-know

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

So you can spend 10 minutes to an hour getting poked with needles or you can just pop an ibuprofen.