Relieve Dysmenorrhea Pain with Acupuncture

Dysmenorrhea is the term which describes painful menstrual cramps which are commonly treated with NSAID drugs. 25% of those diagnosed with this issue have found that the traditional medication does not alleviate their pain and these findings are what have lead to the trial of acupuncture for symptom relief.

Patients included in the acupuncture study had been experiencing severe pain for 1 year or longer and had not responded well to the traditional NSAID medication. The participants were given 8 weekly acupuncture treatments over a 2 month period where needles were inserted to applicable points for 30 minutes.

Out of the 15 participants, 13 experienced a substantial reduction in pain and of NSAID consumption following the treatments. A higher reduction in pain was felt in those who were in the primary stages of dysmenorrhea and 7 of the 15 reported stopping NSAID use completely and remained asymptomatic when questioned 6 months after treatments ended.

The study demonstrated that acupuncture has a significant effect on dysmenorrhea related pain and has the additional positives of being side effect free, non-invasive and safe.

To read the full report on the study from Natural News please click here.