Post Operative Pain
Acupuncture Diminishes Acute Postop Pain
Published in Surgery Litigation and Law Weekly, October 12th, 2007
Currently up to 80 percent of patients experience pain after surgery, with about 86 percent of these patients reporting moderate, severe or extreme discomfort. Thus, postoperative pain management remains a significant challenge for health care providers.
In China and countries throughout the world, acupuncture – which typically involves using thin needles at very specific points on the skin – is widely used to treat pain and other conditions. Pain, according to Chinese...
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