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Acupuncture can help relieve sciatica pain, new evidence confirms

October 23, 2024

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New evidence supports the notion that acupuncture can help relieve the pain caused by sciatica. Image credit: Nabi Tang/Stocksy.

Acupuncture successfully reduced pain and disability for people with chronic sciatica in a randomized clinical trial in China.
Their improvement, compared to those receiving sham acupuncture, lasted for the entire 52-week trial.
The sciatica affecting participants in the trial was the result of a herniated spinal disc.
Acupuncture is used as a conservative treatment…

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