Q: I’ve tried a lot of medicines for my chronic pain and nothing works. Should I try acupuncture? A: Critics once dismissed the benefits of acupuncture as purely a placebo effect, a notion that still ...

Back has become one of the most sought after pain in our lives. Whether it’s from sitting too long, lifting the wrong way or ...

Acupuncture can be used to treat pain or discomfort, among many other conditions. But does the practice itself cause pain? Acupuncture is a component of traditional Chinese medicine that stimulates ...

Do you have long-term, chronic pain…maybe you feel older than you are? Dr. Lucas Brown, DAOM, LAc with Rosedale Acupuncture and Wellness spoke with Studio 512 about offering help to people who are ...

The study found that acupuncture does provide some relief for people with lower back pain, though the benefit was modest. Having additional maintenance sessions did not boost the effect.

Share on Pinterest 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 ...

Whether it's a dull, underlying ache in your spine or a piercing stab, chronic back pain affects roughly one in four Americans. UC San Francisco's Prasad Shirvalkar, MD, Ph.D., neurologist and pain ...

Patients with chronic neck pain who received acupuncture experienced an alleviation of their symptoms, but not at clinically meaningful levels, compared with those who received sham treatment. A ...

Whether it's from a slip or fall, picking up heavy objects or a lack of exercise, almost everyone seems to have lower back pain at some point in life. A new study, published Wednesday in the Journal ...

UCSF neurologist Dr. Shirvalkar studies nerve-to-brain connections to find new ways to treat chronic back pain.