Once more, new research on complimentary and alternative medicine (CAM) shows how non-medical approaches to low back pain are often superior to medical managment.

A recent press release from the National Institues of Health (NIH), this time covering low back pain and acupuncture, states the following:

Several recent studies have suggested that both real acupuncture and “sham” acupuncture (the shallow needling of points) are equally effective for treating chronic low back pain, and that both are superior to best-practice medical care.

Acupuncture joins chiropratic care, including upper cervical care, massage therapy, and a number of manual therapeutic approaches that have proven their worth for people with low back pain, time and time again.

If you’re a back pain sufferer who has received help from any of these methods, please tell your family physician. Your friends and neighbors also deserve to hear about safe, non-invasive  options.