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Auricular acupuncture in the treatment of acute pain syndromes: A pilot study.

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Goertz, CMH; Niemtzow, R; Burns, SM; Fritts, MJ; Crawford, CC; Jonas, WB
Published in: Mil Med
October 2006

This pilot study used a randomized controlled clinical trial design to compare the effects of standard emergency medical care to auricular acupuncture plus standard emergency medical care in patients with acute pain syndromes. Eighty-seven active duty military personnel and their dependents with a diagnosis of acute pain completed the study, which was conducted in the emergency room (ER) at Malcolm Grow Medical Center, Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland. The primary outcome measure was change in pain level from baseline, as measured by the Numerical Rating Scale. Participants in the acupuncture group experienced a 23% reduction in pain before leaving the ER, while average pain levels in participants in the standard medical care group remained basically unchanged. (p < 0.0005). However, both groups experienced a similar reduction in pain 24 hours following treatment in the ER. More research is needed to elucidate treatment effects and to determine mechanisms.

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Mil Med

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0026-4075

Publication Date

October 2006

Volume

171

Issue

10

Start / End Page

1010 / 1014

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Syndrome
  • Strategic, Defence & Security Studies
  • Qi
  • Pilot Projects
  • Pain Measurement
  • Pain Management
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Medicine
  • Middle Aged
 

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Goertz, C. M. H., Niemtzow, R., Burns, S. M., Fritts, M. J., Crawford, C. C., & Jonas, W. B. (2006). Auricular acupuncture in the treatment of acute pain syndromes: A pilot study. Mil Med, 171(10), 1010–1014. https://doi.org/10.7205/milmed.171.10.1010
Goertz, Christine M. H., Richard Niemtzow, Stephen M. Burns, Matthew J. Fritts, Cindy C. Crawford, and Wayne B. Jonas. “Auricular acupuncture in the treatment of acute pain syndromes: A pilot study.Mil Med 171, no. 10 (October 2006): 1010–14. https://doi.org/10.7205/milmed.171.10.1010.
Goertz CMH, Niemtzow R, Burns SM, Fritts MJ, Crawford CC, Jonas WB. Auricular acupuncture in the treatment of acute pain syndromes: A pilot study. Mil Med. 2006 Oct;171(10):1010–4.
Goertz, Christine M. H., et al. “Auricular acupuncture in the treatment of acute pain syndromes: A pilot study.Mil Med, vol. 171, no. 10, Oct. 2006, pp. 1010–14. Pubmed, doi:10.7205/milmed.171.10.1010.
Goertz CMH, Niemtzow R, Burns SM, Fritts MJ, Crawford CC, Jonas WB. Auricular acupuncture in the treatment of acute pain syndromes: A pilot study. Mil Med. 2006 Oct;171(10):1010–1014.

Published In

Mil Med

DOI

ISSN

0026-4075

Publication Date

October 2006

Volume

171

Issue

10

Start / End Page

1010 / 1014

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Syndrome
  • Strategic, Defence & Security Studies
  • Qi
  • Pilot Projects
  • Pain Measurement
  • Pain Management
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Medicine
  • Middle Aged