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What is Acupuncture?
Acupuncture is a technique of inserting and manipulating needles into specific points on the body. These lie on 'chi meriridans', lines of energy flowing through the body from specific organs. Acupuncture aims to disrupt blockages of chi energy that accumulate in these points to improve health.
Reported Purpose & Perceived Effectiveness
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| Purpose | # of patients | # of patients with evaluations | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell |
| Pain | 173 | 66 |
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| General health | 105 | 31 |
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| Fibromyalgia | 96 | 40 |
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| ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) | 69 | 17 |
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| Fatigue | 39 | 17 |
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| MS (Multiple Sclerosis) | 36 | 11 |
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Reported Side Effects
Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Acupuncture
| Fatigue | 9 | |
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| things sometimes get worse before they get better | 6 | |
| Symptoms worsened | 4 | |
| Pain | 4 | |
| Injection site pain | 4 | |
| Hospitalization | 3 | |
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Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼
Adherence
Taking treatment as prescribed
Adherence of Acupuncture
Always |
125 | 57% |
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Usually |
65 | 30% |
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Sometimes |
17 | 8% |
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Never |
11 | 5% |
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Burden
Difficulty being on treatment
Burden of Acupuncture
Very |
21 | 10% |
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Somewhat |
51 | 23% |
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A little |
66 | 30% |
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Not at all |
80 | 37% |
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Cost
Paid out of pocket
Cost of Acupuncture
$200+ |
75 | 44% |
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$100-199 |
43 | 25% |
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$50-99 |
25 | 15% |
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$25-49 |
8 | 5% |
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< $25 |
21 | 12% |
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