Immediate Analgesia Effect of Single Point Acupuncture in Primary Dysmenorrhea: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Liu CZ, Xie JP, Wang LP, Zheng YY, Ma ZB, Yang H, Chen X, Shi GX, Li SL, Zhao JP, Han JX, Li JD, Wang YX, Tang L, Xue XO, Li M, Wang Y, Sun A, Xing JM, Cao HJ, Zhu J, Liu JP · Pain Medicine · 2011 February

DOI 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2010.01017.x

Objective

Acupuncture is often used for primary dysmenorrhea. To assess the efficacy of a single point of acupuncture in the management of primary dysmenorrhea compared with sham acupuncture and no acupuncture.

Conclusions

Acupuncture was better than no acupuncture for relieving the pain of dysmenorrhea following a single point of acupuncture, but no differences were detected between acupoint acupuncture and unrelated acupoint acupuncture, acupoint acupuncture and nonacupoint acupuncture.

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