Neck Pain Patients Prefer Acupuncture to Injections

Patient survey shows neck pain sufferers more satisfied with acupuncture than with spinal injections. For neck pain sufferers, acupuncture may be a better treatment option than spinal injections, according to a recent SpineUniverse survay. 43.6% of acupuncture patients were satisfied or even very satisfied with their treatment. Only 41.3% of injection therapy patients reported satisfaction with the treatment. That's shocking news for patients and medical companies alike: after billions of dollars of pharmacological research on injection medication, acupuncture--a traditional Chinese are of healing--seems to make patients happier and feel less pain.

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