2010/07/29 by Brian Berman, Hélène M. Langevin, Claudia M. Witt +1 · 3 citations
Medicine · Neuroscience · #Acupuncture Treatment Research Studies #Pain Management and Placebo Effect #Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
paper · doi:10.1056/nejmct0806114
openalex publication_date 2010/07/29 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
A 45-year-old man with a 7-year history of low back pain asks his physician for a referral to a licensed acupuncturist. Acupuncture involves the insertion of fine metallic needles into the body at specific sites. Clinical trials of acupuncture for chronic low back pain have shown higher rates of symptom improvement with either acupuncture or sham acupuncture than with usual care.