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The 12-week study included 100 fibromyalgia patients. Researchers compared conventional acupuncture to sham treatments - simulated acupuncture that didn't actually pierce the skin; acupuncture for an unrelated condition; and needle insertion at points in the body that aren't used in acupuncture, the Associated Press reported.

The researchers concluded that using acupuncture in addition to other treatments being employed by fibromyalgia patients provided no more pain relief than the sham treatments.

Researcher Dr Dedra Buchwald noted that acupuncturists generally customise treatments for each patient and often combine acupuncture with other forms of treatment - something that can't be done in a clinical trial.

She told the AP that acupuncture "certainly works in acute pain control and it works in some conditions of chronic pain, so I don't think this is to say that acupuncture doesn't work at all." – (HealthDayNews)
 

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