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APRIL 20, 2016

Individualized Acupuncture Protocols for Fibromyalgia Reduce Pain Up to a Year

Individualized acupuncture treatment of fibromyalgia in primary care relieved patients’ pain and enhanced their quality of life for up to a year compared with placebo treatment of sham acupuncture, according to the first trial that studied the efficacy of personalized acupuncture protocols compared with standardized acupuncture treatments.

“We observed a significant improvement in all indicators related to pain perception (pain visual analogue scale score, tender points,