Acupuncture and Osteoarthritis Pain Management

Acupuncture and Osteoarthritis Pain Management

The EBP Proposal project proposed acupuncture as an alternative to adjunct standard medication therapy in pain management of osteoarthritis (OA) amongst women aged 55 years and above. The clinical question is, “In women above 55 year old suffering from osteoarthritis of the lower back, how does acupuncture compared to the adjunct standard medication therapy decrease pain within 6 months?” the aims of the study are; Suggestion for acupuncture therapy for Osteoarthritis patients, Symptom management of OA, Pain alleviation for the OA patients, Improving functional status especially on the joint performance as well as enabling easy and painless movement by the patient, and Controlling disease progress. The paper reviewed, synthesized and summarized different studies from various databases with a span…