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Incidence of Prolonged Pain Relief Following Acupuncture

PETER K. Y. LEE, MD^*, JEROME H. MODELL, MD, THORKILD W. ANDERSEN, MD, and SEGUNDINA A. SAGA, MD

*Visiting Research Professor. Department of Anesthesiology, University of Florida College of Medicine, J. Hillis Miller Health Center, Gainesville, Florida 32610. Professor and Chairperson. Department of Anesthesiology, University of Florida College of Medicine, J. Hillis Miller Health Center, Gainesville, Florida 32610. Professor. Department of Anesthesiology, University of Florida College of Medicine, J. Hillis Miller Health Center, Gainesville, Florida 32610. Assistant Professor. Department of Anesthesiology, University of Florida College of Medicine, J. Hillis Miller Health Center, Gainesville, Florida 32610.

Abstract

From March 1973 to December 1974, 2090 electro acupuncture treatments were applied to 533 patients with chronic pain. Of 533 patients, 276 (52%) reported excellent (>75%) pain relief immediately after the last treatment, and 103 (19.3%) still reported excellent pain relief on a 4-week follow-up questionnaire. In March 1975, the authors contacted 87 of these 103 patients. Sixty-three reported that they still had excellent pain relief 3 to 18 months after therapy, 3 patients reported that their pain still was relieved 50%, and 21 patients said their pain had returned to the same intensity as before therapy. Thus, 12% of 533 patients who received acupuncture treatment for chronic pain had a significant degree of pain relief at least 3 months after therapy.

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