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Acupressure 'best for back treatment'
A form of Chinese massage may be more effective than conventional treatments in reducing lower back pain, researchers believe.
Acupressure, where thumbs and fingertips apply pressure to the same points stimulated by acupuncture needles, reduced back pain by almost 90 per cent compared to mainstream physical therapy in a trial.
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Lower back pain affects four in five people at some point of their lives in the UK. It can lead to absence from work and sometimes severe disability.
In Britain, more than half a million people claim incapacity benefit because of musculoskeletal conditions including back pain.
For their study, researchers in Taiwan compared acupressure with physical therapy, which involves manipulation of the spine with the use of heat and exercise.
A group of 129 patients with chronic lower back pain were split into two groups - 64 receiving six sessions of acupressure and 65 given physical therapy.
The researchers assessed the patients immediately after their course of treatment had finished and again after six months.
They found that those treated with acupressure had a 89 per cent reduction in disability compared to physical therapy - and the benefits were still evident at six months.
They also saw improvements in leg pain, less interference from pain during work, and benefits in terms of time taken off work or school.
The researchers said: "Acupressure was effective in reducing low back pain in terms of pain scores, functional status and disability.
"The effect was not only seen in the short-term but lasted for six months."
They added that the study, published in the British Medical Journal, will serve as a base for future research.
