Acupuncture Useful for Postoperative Pain

A review of acupuncture studies indicates that acupuncture can be useful for postoperative pain relief. This is great news! Treating post operative pain is a major problem for hospitals. Acupuncture offers a safe, nontoxic, adjunct that will not compromise patients.

This systematic review suggests that the perioperative administration of acupuncture may be a useful adjunct for postoperative analgesia. Further large, well-designed studies are required to confirm those findings and to answer questions regarding the most efficacious type of acupuncture and optimal timing of administration.

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/581266