Acupuncture Cost-Effective for Low Back Pain

A recent meta-analysis has found that acupuncture is a cost-effective treatment for sub-acute or chronic low back pain. Other therapies found to be effective for low back pain included interdisciplinary rehabilitation, exercise, spinal manipulation and cognitive-behavioural therapy. You can read a summary of the study at:

 

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21229367