A pilot study performed with assembly workers at the Ford Motor Company in Louisville, Kentucky using acupuncture and mind/body therapies in conjunction with conventional medicine reduced the use of pain medications among participants by 58%. The findings were published in a letter to the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 
In the study, one group received conventional pain management therapies, including pain medications. The second group utilized integrative therapies, including acupuncture and relaxation/meditation CDs. Both of the groups received treatments over a six-week period, with a 12-week follow-up.
Kenneth R. Pelletier, PhD, MD(hc), a co-principal investigator on the study stated, “While the sample size was insufficient to adequately estimate the effect of the integrative medicine intervention on disability or absenteeism, the results have very positive implications for employers looking to manage their pharmacy costs associated with low back pain.” Back pain is estimated to cost employers as much as $100 billion a year in direct medical expenses, lost workdays, reduced productivity, compensation payments and legal charges.
Source: The Integrator Blog
If you suffer from back pain and live in the Minneapolis/St. Paul Twin Cities area visit us at Minneapolis Back Pain . Or call Ann or Jackie now at 612-866-4000 for more information about how you can end chronic back pain.
A pilot study performed with assembly workers at the Ford Motor Company in Louisville, Kentucky using acupuncture and mind/body therapies in conjunction with conventional medicine reduced the use of pain medications among participants by 58%. The findings were published in a letter to the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.
In the study, one group received conventional pain management therapies, including pain medications. The second group utilized integrative therapies, including acupuncture and relaxation/meditation CDs. Both of the groups received treatments over a six-week period, with a 12-week follow-up.
Kenneth R. Pelletier, PhD, MD(hc), a co-principal investigator on the study stated, “While the sample size was insufficient to adequately estimate the effect of the integrative medicine intervention on disability or absenteeism, the results have very positive implications for employers looking to manage their pharmacy costs associated with low back pain.” Back pain is estimated to cost employers as much as $100 billion a year in direct medical expenses, lost workdays, reduced productivity, compensation payments and legal charges.
Source: The Integrator Blog
If you suffer from back pain and live in the Minneapolis/St. Paul Twin Cities area visit us at Minneapolis Back Pain . Or call Ann or Jackie now at 612-866-4000 for more information about how you can end chronic back pain.