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Medicare Now Covers This 2,000-Year-Old Treatment

A groundbreaking study of 800 seniors with chronic back pain has proven that acupuncture provides sustained relief that lasts far longer than traditional pain medications, with benefits continuing for a full year after just three months of treatment. The BackInAction clinical trial, part of the NIH’s initiative to combat the opioid crisis, found that participants over 65 who received acupuncture showed greater reductions in pain disability and improved physical function compared to those receiving standard medical care alone. Lead researcher Dr. Lynn DeBar noted that while pain medications typically reduce pain by only about a third and stop working when you stop taking them, acupuncture’s effects proved both modest and remarkably sustained over time.

The research focused specifically on seniors because chronic back pain affects over one-in-three older adults and is a leading driver of opioid addiction, yet few studies had examined acupuncture’s effectiveness in this vulnerable population. Medicare began covering limited acupuncture treatments for lower back pain five years ago, but only when administered in clinical settings, meaning the vast majority of licensed community acupuncturists still cannot bill Medicare directly. The study’s success has experts calling for expanded Medicare coverage, as participants showed lasting improvement from just 12-21 weekly sessions administered by licensed community acupuncturists. This ancient healing art is proving that sometimes the oldest solutions offer the most enduring relief for modern health challenges.

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