Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Acupuncture Found To Reduce Pain, Need For Opioids After Surgery


Using acupuncture before and during surgery significantly reduces the level of pain and the amount of potent painkillers needed by patients after the surgery is over, according to Duke University Medical Center anesthesiologists who combined data from 15 small randomized acupuncture clinical trials. Read article here.

Source: Richard Merritt, Duke University Medical Center

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