The effect of acupuncture on musculoskeletal disorders
Rosted, P.
Ugeskrift for Laeger 167(38): 3573-3577
2005
ISSN/ISBN: 1603-6824 PMID: 16219184 Document Number: 589197
It is estimated that between 1,500 and 2,000 Danish doctors are using acupuncture in their daily practice, in particular for diseases in the locomotor system. The purpose of this paper is to clarify what acupuncture's possible mode of action is and for which diseases within the locomotor system acceptable evidence exists for its use. The author concludes that reasonable scientific evidence exists for the alleviation of myogenic facial pain, neck pain, shoulder pain, elbow pain, low back pain and knee pain. Moreover, the author points out that acupuncture is a very safe technique in the hands of a qualified doctor with special training in the discipline.