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We have found acupuncture crucial in our integrated pain program, the Program for Conscious Living.   This article from Acufinder Magazine (Fall, 2007) reports on a Mayo Clinic study that found acupuncture powerful in treating people with fibromyalgia.  Looking for comprehensive pain treatment and acupuncture?  Call us at 763-546-5797.

Acupuncture Helps with Fibromyalgia Symptoms

The June 2007 edition of the Mayo Clinic Proceedings (June 2007) reports on a study that found acupuncture helpful in treating the fatigue and anxiety commonly experienced by fibromyalgia patients.  In the double blind study, Mayo Clinic doctors gave 25 fibromyalgia patients acupuncture, and 25 “sham” acupuncture treatments.  Patients received six treatments during the two- to three-week study.  Their answers to the Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire revealed that those who received acupuncture treatments reported less fatigue and anxiety one month after treatment than did the “sham” group.  The study used only two acupuncturists and examined only patients who reported more severe symptoms, offering better experimental control.  Still the Mayo doctors urged more study to see how acupuncture can best be used in treating fibromyalgia patients.