OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the efficacy of acupuncture as a treatment for @entity1118 and secondary symptoms after @entity1566 ( @entity1566 ) and to identify disease-specific variables associated with response to treatment. DESIGN: A within-subjects design consisting of a 7(1/2)-week no-acupuncture baseline period followed by a 7(1/2)-week treatment period and a follow-up assessment 3 months posttreatment. SETTING: Medical rehabilitation research center. @entity1 : Twenty-two @entity1 with @entity1566 who experienced moderate to severe @entity158 of at least 6 months' duration. INTERVENTION: A course of 15 acupuncture treatments was administered over a 7(1/2)-week period. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Numeric Rating Scale of @entity158 intensity; ratings of interference with activity, individualized symptom rating, Center for Epidemiologic Studies- @entity308 Scale; Speilberger State Trait @entity148 Inventory, and General Well-Being Schedule. RESULTS: Ten @entity1 (46%) showed improvement in @entity158 intensity and @entity158 sequelae after treatment. However, 6 @entity1 (27%) reported an increase in @entity158 that was still present 3 months after treatment. CONCLUSIONS: About 50% of the study sample reported substantial @entity158 relief after acupuncture treatment, suggesting that acupuncture may provide @entity158 relief for at least a subgroup of individuals with @entity1566 . Future research is needed to determine what part of this effect is because of acupuncture versus nonspecific effects such as placebo effects and regression to the mean.

Is acupuncture effective in treating XXXX after @entity1566 ?

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'PARTICIPANTS', 'people'] @entity308 :: ('MESH:D003866', 'Disease') :: ['Depression'] @entity148 :: ('MESH:D001008', 'Disease') :: ['Anxiety'] @entity158 :: ('MESH:D010146', 'Disease') :: ['pain'] @entity1566 :: ('MESH:D013119', 'Disease') :: ['spinal cord injury', 'SCI'] @entity1118 :: ('MESH:D059350', 'Disease') :: ['chronic pain']
@entity1118 :: (MESH:D059350,Disease) :: ['chronic pain']
