Acupuncture for the treatment of chronic painful peripheral diabetic neuropathy: a long-term study

Received 3 July 1997; received in revised form 12 November 1997; accepted 25 November 1997. 

In this study forty-six diabetic patients with chronic painful peripheral neuropathy were treated with acupuncture analgesia to determine its efficacy and long-term effectiveness.

Conclusion of this study:

These data suggest that acupuncture is a safe and effective therapy for the long-term management of painful diabetic neuropathy.

Acupuncture for Chronic Low Back Pain:

Clinical Journal of Pain. 17(4):296-305, December 2001.
Carlsson, Christer P. O. M.D., Ph.D.; Sjolund, Bengt H. M.D., Ph.D.

A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Study With Long-Term Follow-Up was conducted.
The objective of this study was to determine whether a series of needle acupuncture treatments produced long-term relief of chronic low back pain.

Conclusions:

 It was found long-term pain-relieving effect of needle acupuncture compared with true placebo in patients with chronic nociceptive low back pain.