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Acupuncture better than drugs for fibromyalgia
Posted by Feroz Osman-Latib on
Acupuncture and associated techniques are regularly used for a broad range of pain, neurological and psychological conditions. The broad systemic affects of acupuncture appear to make it a valid treatment for a wide range of complex systematic conditions such as fibromyalgia and other related auto-immune/inflammatory based conditions. To evaluate the effectiveness of acupuncture for fibromyalgia, Iranian researchers from the Shiraz University of Medical Sciences in Shiraz, Iran, conducted a study comparing acupuncture treatment with fluoxetine (prozac). 30 patients with fibromyalgia were recruited and evenly divided into an acupuncture treatment group and a drug treatment group (fluoxetine, prozac). Treatment was offered...
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