Evaluating the effects of acupuncture using a dental pain model in healthy subjects – a randomized, cross-over trial

Acupuncture might help to reduce opioid use49 for pain management because it has been shown to have clinical effects on several prevalent chronic pain conditions75,76 including osteoarthritis of the knee,78 chronic back pain,10 tension-type headache52 and migraine,45 with effect sizes comparable to other common pharmacological opioid alternatives.7 In addition, acupuncture has shown to be relatively safe,48,79 and it is used by patients.17 It has also been shown to be cost-effective within accepted thresholds.

Source: The Journal of Pain - September 11, 2019 Category: Materials Science Authors: Nuno M.P. de Matos, Daniel Pach, Jing Jing Xing, J ürgen Barth, Lara Elena Beyer, Xuemin Shi, Alexandra Kern, Nenad Lukic, Dominik A. Ettlin, Mike Brügger, Claudia M. Witt Source Type: research