Japanese Acupuncture Better Pain Relief
Two preliminary studies posted on Acupuncture.com show the increasing popularity of
acupuncture as a traditional Chinese medical treatment in non-cardiac chest pain and diabetic neuropathy.
In England, the Rapid Access Chest Pain Unit conducted a 14-month study to identify whether 235 patients would consider acupuncture as a valid treatment for the condition, non-cardiac chest pain, which effects a large portion of the general population. Forty-two percent of the participants surveyed indicated they would employ acupuncture, and 22 percent were undecided.
In the second study evaluating diabetic neuropathy, patients were treated once a week during a 10-week period with either acupuncture from traditional Chinese medicine philosophies or Japanese acupuncture.
Results indicated that the study participants receiving Japanese acupuncture experienced a significant decrease in the amount of pain related to neuropathy, while the TCM patients had a noticeable improvement in nerve sensation.
Employing the McGill Short Form Pain Score, patients from each of the acupuncture styles reported a decreased amount of overall pain.