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——— NIH Issues Consensus Statement |
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In early November,
1997, a National Institutes of Medicine committee of experts issued consensus statement to
give their medical endorsement to the use of acupuncture in the treatment of a variety of
conditions. These conditions include: Pain Following Surgery, Nausea Associated with
Chemotherapy & Pregnancy, Tennis Elbow, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Dental Pain Following
Surgery. The 12-member Consensus panel also
listed a variety of other conditions that they felt, based on current research, would
benefit from acupuncture in association with contemporary biomedical medicine. These
include: Stroke Rehabilitation, Headache, Addiction, Menstrual Cramps, Fibromyalgia,
Low Back Pain, Asthma.
The panel’s report said, "The data in
support of acupuncture are as strong as those for many accepted Western medical
therapies.''It's time to take it [acupuncture] seriously," said the panel's chairman,
Dr. David J. Ramsey of the University of Maryland. "There are a number of situations
where it really does, in fact, work--the evidence is very clear-cut. It has few side
effects, and is less invasive than many other things we do." |
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