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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 & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Pain 145 55 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
General health 92 26 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Fibromyalgia 85 35 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) 69 16 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Fatigue 38 15 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
MS (Multiple Sclerosis) 35 13 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell

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Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Acupuncture

Always
 116 60%
Usually
 51 26%
Sometimes
 16 8%
Never
 10 5%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Acupuncture

Very
 20 10%
Somewhat
 44 23%
A little
 58 30%
Not at all
 71 37%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Acupuncture

$200+
 60 39%
$100-199
 38 25%
$50-99
 23 15%
$25-49
 11 7%
< $25
 18 12%

Report created on May 28, 2012.