Will Brink
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In some cases, some "natural" techniques can help with pain management:
Yoga, Acupuncture Can Help Some Pain, Studies Find
Some "natural" techniques can help ease pain, including acupuncture, yoga, tai chi and massage, government researchers said Thursday.
A review of high-quality studies shows these approaches rarely cause any harm and can help people with lower back pain, headaches and arthritic knees, the team at the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health found.
They found evidence that:
Acupuncture and yoga can help back pain
Acupuncture and tai chi can help osteoarthritis of the knee
Massage therapy gives short-term relief for neck pain
Relaxation techniques can ease severe headaches and migraine.
The study found weaker evidence that massage therapy and techniques offered by chiropractors such as spinal manipulation, as well as osteopathic manipulation, may help some back pain.
Relaxation approaches and tai chi may help people with fibromyalgia, the team reports in the Mayo Clinic Proceedings.
"Back pain, joint pain, neck pain, and headaches are among the most common types of pain experienced by U.S. adults," the team, led by Richard Nahin at the NCCIH, part of the National Institutes of Health, wrote.
"National surveys going back more than 25 years have consistently found that these complementary approaches are used by about 30 percent to 40 percent of the U.S. public in a given year."
Cont:
http://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/yoga-acupuncture-can-help-some-pain-studies-find-n641361
See also NIH:
https://nccih.nih.gov/research/results/spotlight/five-painful-conditions
Yoga, Acupuncture Can Help Some Pain, Studies Find
Some "natural" techniques can help ease pain, including acupuncture, yoga, tai chi and massage, government researchers said Thursday.
A review of high-quality studies shows these approaches rarely cause any harm and can help people with lower back pain, headaches and arthritic knees, the team at the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health found.
They found evidence that:
Acupuncture and yoga can help back pain
Acupuncture and tai chi can help osteoarthritis of the knee
Massage therapy gives short-term relief for neck pain
Relaxation techniques can ease severe headaches and migraine.
The study found weaker evidence that massage therapy and techniques offered by chiropractors such as spinal manipulation, as well as osteopathic manipulation, may help some back pain.
Relaxation approaches and tai chi may help people with fibromyalgia, the team reports in the Mayo Clinic Proceedings.
"Back pain, joint pain, neck pain, and headaches are among the most common types of pain experienced by U.S. adults," the team, led by Richard Nahin at the NCCIH, part of the National Institutes of Health, wrote.
"National surveys going back more than 25 years have consistently found that these complementary approaches are used by about 30 percent to 40 percent of the U.S. public in a given year."
Cont:
http://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/yoga-acupuncture-can-help-some-pain-studies-find-n641361
See also NIH:
https://nccih.nih.gov/research/results/spotlight/five-painful-conditions