Acupuncture Good For Headaches
Last Update: 12/02/2008 11:38 pm
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Topping tonight's "Health Headlines", if you have chronic headaches, there may be something better than aspirin. There is now evidence that acupuncture may work better. A review of studies involving nearly 4,000 patients with migraine, tension headache and other forms of chronic headaches shows that nearly 62% of acupuncture patients reported relief compared with 45% of people taking medicines. Duke University researchers say it took five to six visits on average for patients to report headache relief. They also say this study adds to the growing evidence of the effectiveness of acupuncture for a variety of purposes, ranging from enhancing fertility to decreasing post operative pain
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