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A special technique of acupuncture relieves back and pelvis pain in pregnancy.

According to a new study, women who had needles for a week of sustained pressure with tape on three acupuncture points of the ears were more likely to experience a significant reduction in pain in the lower back and pelvis that a group treated with needle points placed in “fake” or a control group that received no real treatment or placebo acupuncture.

Pregnant women suffer from pain in the lower back and pelvis, which can trigger chronic pain future, writes in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology team Shu-Ming Wang of Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut. Acupuncture in ear, said the team would be a tool, without drugs to relieve pain in these women.

By chance, the authors divided 159 women between weeks 25 and 38 of gestation into three groups: one received real acupuncture, the other acupuncture points that theoretically will not alleviate the pain in the pelvis or lower back, and the third formed the control group.

Each woman also learned self-care measures such as rest, take acetaminophen and use warm and cold compresses.

The 152 women who completed the two-week study reported feeling reduced pain and increased ability to perform daily activities.

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