Acupuncture for back pain

The effectiveness of acupuncture for the treatment of back pain after major international studies must be reassessed. Thus, the great German GERAC study showed acupuncture for chronic back pain had a therapeutic effect after 6 weeks of acupuncture, about 1.7 times as high as a six-month, standard therapy with medication and physiotherapy.

Albrecht Molsberger noted from the Acupuncture Research Group, which has developed the acupuncture therapy for GERAC studies: “Several large studies have shown that acupuncture as a supplementary or sole therapy for chronic low back pain often works better than conventional comparators”.

One difference between Chinese and non - Chinese points could be demonstrated only in a few studies.  For these reasons it is recommended that acupuncture today by most experts is used as an additional or sole treatment option for chronic back pain.
Other Non-drug treatment methods
Also relaxation techniques like progressive muscle relaxation according to Jacobson like yoga are recommended for back pain. It contributes to relieve back pain through the teaching of Anatomical movement and its application in everyday life.  Placebos can be highly effective for back pain.