Western, Minimal Acupuncture for Neck Pain: A Cohort Study

Ross, Juliette; White, Adrian; Ernst, Edzard

doi:10.1136/aim.17.1.5

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“…Two studies in general practice showed that 67%-76% of patients with neck pain were much better or cured following acupuncture, 19;20 and acupuncture in general practice can be cost effective. 21 Whereas most patients presenting with neck pain in primary care will have pain of short duration (24 hours to three months in Ross's study), 20 patients attending a secondary care clinic usually suffer chronic pain and the pain clinic is often the last resort for patients who have tried and failed to respond to the usual treatments.…”

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Acupuncture for Chronic Neck Pain - a Cohort Study in An Nhs Pain Clinic

Blossfeldt

2004

Acupunct Med

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The study investigates the outcome of acupuncture for chronic neck pain in a cohort of patients referred to an NHS chronic pain clinic. One hundred and seventy two patients were selected for acupuncture over a period of 6.5 years. Treatment was given by a single acupuncturist and consisted of a course of needle acupuncture for an average of seven sessions per patient. Treatment outcome was measured by an oral rating scale of improvement at the end of treatment and at follow up six months and one year after treatment. Nineteen patients were withdrawn from treatment for various reasons, two for adverse events. One hundred and fifty three patients were evaluated, of whom 68% had a successful outcome from acupuncture, reporting an improvement in pain of at least 50%. The success rate was higher in patients with a short duration of pain: 85% in patients with pain for up to three months and 78% with pain for up to six months. Long-term follow up showed that 49% of the patients who completed treatment had maintained the benefit after six months, and 40% at one year. The results indicate that acupuncture can be an effective treatment for selected patients with chronic neck pain.

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Acupuncture for Chronic Neck Pain - a Cohort Study in An Nhs Pain Clinic

Blossfeldt

2004

Acupunct Med

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“…Daneben haben wir mehrere klinische Studien publiziert, deren Ergebnisse in Tabelle 1 zusammengefasst sind [7,8,9,10,11,12]. Schließlich haben wir die Wirksamkeit der Akupunktur anhand zahlreicher systematischer Reviews und Meta-Analysen evaluiert (Tabelle 2) [13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27].…”

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Research into complementary medicine – an account after 10 years

Ernst

2004

Wien Med Wochenschr

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For ten years now, intensive research into complementary medicine has been undertaken in Exeter, UK. Aimed at providing an interim account of our activities, this paper presents several examples of our results. Although some progress has been made, this field continues to receive too little attention. The future of complementary medicine will depend on whether its modalities can be shown to generate more good than harm for the patient.

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“…In a cohort study, minimal acupuncture was given to 32 patients with acute neck pain. 15 Neck pain scores, measured by the Northwick Park Neck Pain questionnaire, fell from an average of 12.1 (±5.4) before treatment to 4.8 (±5.6) at three months (p<0.001). Three months after acupuncture treatment, 76% of patients reported themselves 'much better'.…”

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“…It is noteworthy that the trial with the weakest design (uncontrolled cohort study) was the only one that generated a positive result. 15 I would argue, however, that results of clinical trials can be valuable, regardless of direction of outcome.…”

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Acupuncture Research - the First 10 Years in Exeter

Ernst

2003

Acupunct Med

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SummaryFor 10 years, our unit has intensively researched the efficacy and safety of acupuncture. This is a brief summary of our work in this area. Specifically, it deals with the development of a sham needle, with various systematic reviews and prospective studies in the area of safety, and with our clinical trials and systematic reviews on efficacy. We also hope in the future that we will be able to contribute to the understanding of acupuncture as a therapeutic modality.

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Western, Minimal Acupuncture for Neck Pain: A Cohort Study

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Cited by 10 publications

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Acupuncture for Chronic Neck Pain - a Cohort Study in An Nhs Pain Clinic

Acupuncture for Chronic Neck Pain - a Cohort Study in An Nhs Pain Clinic

Research into complementary medicine – an account after 10 years

Acupuncture Research - the First 10 Years in Exeter

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