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RESEARCH ON THE HEALTH BENEFITS

OF ACUPUNCTURE

John G. Connor, M.Ac, L.Ac.

May 2005

WHIPLASH INJURIES

• A study done by Fattori et al and published in Acupunct Electrother Res. 1996 Jul-Dec;21(3-4)207-17 entitled "Acupuncture treatment for balance disorders following whiplash injury" involved using computerized static posturography and evaluating the postural changes after acupuncture treatment in a group of 15 patients with balance disorders caused by cervical torsion due to Whiplash Injury (WI). The control group consisted of 17 patients complaining of the same symptoms as the study group; due to WI, but treated with drugs (FANS and myorelaxing) and physiotherapy only. The high percentage of positive results in our WI patients leads us to advocate the therapeutic efficacy of acupuncture for balance disorders due to cervical pathology, where it can be associated with or be a valued alternative to pharmacological treatment.

• Another more recent study done by Fattori et al and published in Int Tinnitus J. 2004; 10(2):156-60 entitled "Acupuncture treatment of whiplash injury" involved evaluation by computerized static posturography the postural changes after acupuncture treatment in a group of 27 patients having balance disorders caused by cervical torsion due to whiplash injury. The control group consisted of 25 patients complaining of the same symptoms as those recorded by the study group due to whiplash injury but treated with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and myorelaxation or with physiotherapy only. The high percentage of positive results in whiplash injury patients leads the authors to advocate acupuncture for balance disorders to to cervical pathology.

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