The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence guidelines recommend acupuncture as a clinically effective treatment for chronic back pain. However, there is insufficient knowledge of what factors contribute to patients’ positive and negative experiences of acupuncture, and how those factors interact in terms of the acceptability of treatment. This study used patient interviews following acupuncture treatment for back pain to identify, understand and describe the elements that contribute or detract from acceptability of treatment.The study used semi-structured interviews. Twelve patients were interviewed using an interview schedule as a sub-study nested within a randomised controlled trial of acupuncture for chronic back pain. The...
Background Supported self-management, acupuncture and information can help reduce the symptoms of l...
Background: In the medical and scientific literature, there is a dearth of reports about how acupunc...
Background Acupuncture is a popular form of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), but it is ...
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence guidelines recommend acupuncture as a clin...
Background: Lower back pain is one of the most common causes of long-term sickness in the UK. Nation...
Abstract Background Chronic back pain is a major public health problem and the primary reason patien...
Abstract Background Although many clinicians believe there are clinically important subgroups of per...
Abstract: Background: A two-day course in acupuncture treatment for lower back pain was held in 2010...
Background: Low back pain is an extremely common health problem, and is associated with significant ...
<div><p>Acupuncture is a popular but controversial treatment option for low back pain. In China, it ...
Background: Acupuncture is a popular form of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), but it is...
Acupuncture is a popular but controversial treatment option for low back pain. In China, it is pract...
Background. Although acupressure has been reported to be effective in managing various types of pain...
Study Design. A systematic review of randomized controlled trials. Objectives. To evaluate the effic...
Chronic non-specific low back pain is the most common reasons people see a health care provider. It...
Background Supported self-management, acupuncture and information can help reduce the symptoms of l...
Background: In the medical and scientific literature, there is a dearth of reports about how acupunc...
Background Acupuncture is a popular form of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), but it is ...
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence guidelines recommend acupuncture as a clin...
Background: Lower back pain is one of the most common causes of long-term sickness in the UK. Nation...
Abstract Background Chronic back pain is a major public health problem and the primary reason patien...
Abstract Background Although many clinicians believe there are clinically important subgroups of per...
Abstract: Background: A two-day course in acupuncture treatment for lower back pain was held in 2010...
Background: Low back pain is an extremely common health problem, and is associated with significant ...
<div><p>Acupuncture is a popular but controversial treatment option for low back pain. In China, it ...
Background: Acupuncture is a popular form of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), but it is...
Acupuncture is a popular but controversial treatment option for low back pain. In China, it is pract...
Background. Although acupressure has been reported to be effective in managing various types of pain...
Study Design. A systematic review of randomized controlled trials. Objectives. To evaluate the effic...
Chronic non-specific low back pain is the most common reasons people see a health care provider. It...
Background Supported self-management, acupuncture and information can help reduce the symptoms of l...
Background: In the medical and scientific literature, there is a dearth of reports about how acupunc...
Background Acupuncture is a popular form of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), but it is ...