Comments on: Low Back Pain and Complementary & Alternative Medicine

By: Dr. Elaine Ferguson

Dr. Elaine Ferguson — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 05:51:49 +0000

Thank you for this post. I just ran across a recent study published in BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2010, 11:26doi:10.1186/1471-2474-11-26 regarding the naprapathic treatment of back and neck pain.

By: James

James — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:38:23 +0000

Lumbar pain opiate narcotics are effective but very dangerous, should be taken in moderation and prescribed by a physician, medications such as Darvocet, Darvon, hydrocodone, Lortab, Vicodin, Norco, Percocet, OxyContin, are even more commercial and very useful for people with diseases like fibromyalgia, chronic pain, Parkinson’s, arthritis, arthrosis, should be restricted and controlled, as in findrxonline said the FDA does not allow them the freedom to market.

By: Jessica Gerber, M.Ac., Lic. Ac., MS PREP

Jessica Gerber, M.Ac., Lic. Ac., MS PREP — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 21:01:18 +0000

Another article about acupuncture and low back pain…Though this one focuses on pregnant women.
“Long-term efficacy of auricular acupuncture as a treatment for pregnancy-related low back and posterior pelvic pain is still inconclusive but clearly shows promise,” Wang and colleagues conclude. “A future large-scale randomized control study is indicated to explore the characteristics of acupuncture responders versus non-responders [and] the optimal duration of treatment to achieve the sustained therapeutic effect.”
*** Acupuncture Helps Pregnant Women With Low Back Pain ***
http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/content/contentDetail.jsp?id=625545
A week of continuous auricular acupuncture can reduce pain and disability in pregnant women with low back and posterior pelvic pain, according to a study published in the September issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology.