• Curr Pain Headache Rep · Oct 2003

    Review

    Acupuncture in the management of myofascial pain and headache.

    • Joseph F Audette and Russell A Blinder.
    • Department of Physician Medicine and Rehabilitation, Outpatient Pain Services, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Integrative Care Center, The Osher Institute-Harvard Medical School, 101 Main Street Boston, MA 02446, USA. jaudette@partners.org
    • Curr Pain Headache Rep. 2003 Oct 1; 7 (5): 395-401.

    AbstractAcupuncture encompasses a host of healing techniques that have been practiced for more than 2000 years. Many different techniques and styles are in use in the West. The scientific study of acupuncture regarding its effectiveness has proven to be problematic and definitive studies are few. This is partly because of the difficulty in studying a dynamic, patient-centered system whose practice paradigms often are artificially limited by the application of a reductionist methodology, which is dictated by the standards of scientific enquiry. However, acupuncture, unlike many indigent medical practices in the world, has withstood the test of time in China and in the West, with many practitioners and patients reporting real benefits for the conditions of headache and myofascial pain when treated by acupuncture. This review provides a brief overview of acupuncture and what is known of its effectiveness in treating headache and myofascial pain.

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