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Acupuncture Found Safe, Effective and Long Lasting for Chronic Lower Back Pain Relief

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PainRelief.com Interview with:
Lynn L. DeBar, PhD, MPH
Center for Health Research Distinguished Investigator
Center for Health Research
Portland OR 97227
Kaiser Permanente

Dr. DeBar

PainRelief.com: What is the background for this study?

Response: The study was initiated in response to a call for applications from the National Institute of Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) that they put forward because of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) interest in that time in considering acupuncture as a covered Medicare benefit for older adults with chronic low back pain.

While acupuncture for the treatment in chronic lower back pain had been well studied for broader adults, little had focused specifically on its effectiveness among older adults. CMS was particularly interested in acupuncture as a potentially safer and more effective treatment than medications like opioids for pain management among older adults.

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Acupuncture and Massage May Be Part of Pain Management Plan in Patients with Advanced Cancer

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PainRelief.com Interview with:
Jun J. Mao, MD, MSCE
Chief, Integrative Medicine Service
Laurance S. Rockefeller Chair in Integrative Medicine
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

PainRelief.com: What is the background for this study?

Response: Most of the pain intervention trials focused on cancer survivors who completed treatment or patients in hospice care, little is know how these treatments work in patients living with advanced cancer. With the improvement in cancer treatment, many people are now living with advanced cancer but suffer from pain from their cancer or treatment.

Since acupuncture and massage have been found effective to manage pain in other populations, we designed this study to compare the effectiveness of these two interventions for musculoskeletal pain among patients living with advanced cancer. We hoped these results will aid patients and their doctors to make informed decision in pain treatment.

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Acupuncture During Gynecology Cancer Surgery Reduced Post-Op Pain

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PainRelief.com Interview with:
Prof. Eran Ben-Arye MD
Co-founder and director of the Unit of Complementary and Traditional Medicine
Department of Family Medicine, Haifa
Director of the Integrative Oncology Program within the Haifa and Western Galilee Oncology Service, Lin Medical Center, Clalit Health Services
Chairperson of the Israel Society for Complementary Medicine of the Israel Medical Association

Prof. Ben-Arye

PainRelief.com: What is the background for this study?

Response: The study was part of an initiative whose stated goal was providing continuity of integrative oncology care to patients with gynecology cancer. Over the past 14 years we have been offering patients undergoing chemotherapy with integrative oncology treatments without charge, helping improve their quality of life and increasing their adherence to the conventional oncology treatment protocol.

The research presented in the current paper examined the introduction of the integrative treatment from as early as the time of cancer diagnosis and throughout the pre-surgical, surgical and post-surgical inpatient setting.
The integrative process was a collaborative effort, taking place together with a team of surgeons, anesthesiologists and nurses throughout all stages of peri-operative care of the gynecology oncology patient. 

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Acupuncture for Pain Relief: Insurance Coverage Increasing But Most Still Self Pay

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PainRelief.com Interview with:
Molly Candon, PhD
Research Assistant Professor, Center for Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry
Assistant Professor, Department of Health Care Management
Director, Associate Fellows Program, Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics
Perelman School of Medicine and the Wharton School
University of Pennsylvania

Molly Candon, PhD Research Assistant Professor, Center for Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry Assistant Professor, Department of Health Care Management Director, Associate Fellows Program, Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics Perelman School of Medicine and the Wharton School University of Pennsylvania
Dr. Candon

PainRelief.com:  What is the background for this study?  What are the main findings?

Response: Insurance design for pain care, including whether treatments are covered and how generously they are covered, is an important element of access and adherence. Acupuncture therapy is a safe and evidence-based treatment for numerous pain conditions, and our team was curious if acupuncture coverage has changed in recent years given the need for non-opioid treatments during the ongoing opioid epidemic. 

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Acupuncture for Pain Relief from Chronic Prostatitis and Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome

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PainRelief.com Interview with:

Zhishun Liu, MD, PhD
Guang’anmen Hospital
China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences
Beijing, China

acupuncture

PainRelief.com:  What is the background for this study?  What are the main findings?

Response: Pharmacologic therapy has so far failed to reveal universal benefits in patients with chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS); the evidence for acupuncture is limited, although it is also recommended in current guidelines.

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