Back Treatments

Acupuncture is commonly used for back pain. It can be used for many problems and NICE recommends Acupuncture as a suitable treatment for back and neck pain. Please contact Kay for details as she has many years of experience of treating both acute and chronic back pain.

Further reading

Brinkhaus,B. Witt, CM.  Jena,S. Acupuncture in patients with chronic low back pain: a randomized controlled trial. Archives of …, 2006 – archinte.jamanetwork.com

Daniel C. Cherkin, PhD; Karen J. Sherman, PhD; Andrew L. Avins, MD, MPH; Janet H. Erro, RN, MN; Laura Ichikawa, MS; William E. Barlow, PhD; Kristin Delaney, MPH; Rene Hawkes, BA; Luisa Hamilton, MD; Alice Pressman, MS; Partap S. Khalsa, DC, PhD; Richard A. Deyo, MD, MPH. A Randomized Trial Comparing Acupuncture, Simulated Acupuncture, and Usual Care for Chronic Low Back Pain. Arch Intern Med. 2009;169(9):858-866. doi:10.1001/archinternmed.2009.65