Lower back and pelvic pain is common during pregnancy and can set the stage for chronic pain later in life. A simple technique – pressure needles held in place by tape at acupuncture points in their ears – worked to control back pain in women during a two week study in Connecticut.
After the first week, 37 percent of women who received the treatment were pain free. Among all the women who received the acupuncture treatment, 81 percent reported a 30 percent or greater lessening of pain. Continue reading
