At World Congress of Pain held in Montréal: Acupuncture for Pain (II)

Pain and acupuncture

At World Congress of Pain held in Montréal, Canada, Acupuncture was featured in numerous presentations. Furthermore, it was also spotlighted in the plenary session.

Neuroscientist Ji-sheng Han, director of the Neuroscience Research Institute at Peking University and founder of the Chinese Association for the Study of Pain talked about his new studies and perspective on evaluating acupuncture vs placebo:

Just inserting needles under the skin does not work, at least not in rats, which are impervious to sham treatments that can nonetheless get results (placebo) in humans. Read more

At World Congress of Pain held in Montréal: Acupuncture for Pain

At the recent World Congress of Pain held in Montréal, Canada, acupuncture emerged as a standout feature in a multitude of presentations. While I plan to delve into the specific studies in a subsequent post, I’d like to share a noteworthy observation here.

In the realm of physical therapies, acupuncture proved to be the undisputed frontrunner regarding the volume of studies presented at the congress. A striking 14 abstracts on acupuncture were showcased, compared to a mere 4 for physiotherapy, 1 for osteopathy, and none for chiropractic.

This disparity underscores the growing interest and attention that the scientific community is directing toward acupuncture, setting it apart from other treatment modalities.