Effect of acupuncture on disorders of musculoskeletal system in
Nigerians.
by
Ene EE; Odia GI
From:
Am J Chin Med, 11: 1-4, 1983, 106-11
Acupuncture was offered to patients with lesions affecting the
locomotor system. These patients had received conventional
physiotherapy treatment with limited success. The lesions treated by
acupuncture were hemiplegia, low back pain, frozen shoulder, dropped
foot, Sciatica, and arthritis of the knee and hip. Response to
acupuncture was excellent in the more acute conditions of low back pain
and frozen shoulder, where six treatment sessions were required for
complete recovery. The more chronic conditions required many more
treatment sessions and the improvement recorded was significant, though
not complete. It was concluded that acupuncture has a valuable role to
play in a physiotherapy department.