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Acupuncture for Back Pain

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Stephanie Judge to doctor:

It was a very burning, horrible nerve pain.

Narrator:

Stephanie Judge doesn’t mince words when she describes the back pain that ran down her leg.

Stephanie Judge:

I would stand for less than a minute and my leg would hurt so bad, it felt like someone was just taking the muscle and ripping it out of my leg.

Narrator:

She tried pain killers and physical therapy. But didn’t find big relief until a treatment with little needles.

Stephanie Judge:

After four treatments or five treatments, whatever it was, it was like 50% better.

Narrator:

Acupuncture, an ancient chinese treatment, is finding it’s way into mainstream, modern medicine. But doctors have never really been sure it works for low back pain. Now there's evidence it does thanks to a study at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.

Eric Manheimer, M.S.:

We found that there was definitely short-term relief. Our short-term measurement point was three weeks after the end of the acupuncture session.

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Researchers came to the conclusion after analyzing the results of 33 acupuncture studies.

Eric Manheimer, M.S.:

We searched all the traditional databases, computerized databases, but also we contacted our colleagues all around the world to try to identify any further studies that we may not have been aware of.

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Acupuncture is based on the theory that disease is caused by a disruption in the body’s flow of energy. Needle manipulation corrects the imbalance.

Stephanie Judge:

I mean I could sleep on my back, I could stand now, for a little while and then as I kept going it really got better.

Narrator:

A few more treatments of the age-old therapy and Stephanie says she'll be good as new. For WebMD, I’m Damon Meharg.

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