How Shine Acupuncture Can Help You

We offer acupuncture, and other traditional Chinese therapies. Call today to find out if acupuncture can help you.

Acupuncture And Pain Management

+ For Low Back Pain

• A 2012 analysis of data on participants in acupuncture  found that actual acupuncture was more helpful than either no acupuncture or simulated acupuncture.
• A 2008 study on acupuncture for low-back pain found strong evidence that combining acupuncture with usual care helps more than usual care alone.

+ For Neck Pain

A large German study with more than 14,000 participants evaluated adding acupuncture to usual care for neck pain. The researchers found that participants reported greater pain relief than those who didn’t receive it

+ For Osteoarthritis / Knee Pain

• A 2014 Australian clinical study involving 282 men and women showed that needle and laser acupuncture were modestly better at relieving knee pain from osteoarthritis than no treatment.
• A major 2012 analysis of data on participants in acupuncture studies found that actual acupuncture was more helpful for osteoarthritis pain no acupuncture.

+ For Headache

• A 2009 systematic review found that adding acupuncture to basic care for migraines helped to reduce migraine frequency.
• 2012 analysis of data on individual participants in acupuncture studies looked at migraine and tension headaches. The analysis showed that acupuncture was more effective than no acupuncture.