Thirty patients in the hospital’s medical/surgical ICU participated in the three-day study. Their self-reported pain scores dropped by 2.35 points with no reported adverse effects.
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Further, acupuncture treatment had the following results:
- 75 percent of patients reported a reduction in pain and nausea
- 59 percent reported reduction of anxiety and other positive effects
- 81 percent would recommend acupuncture to other hospitalized patients
- 91 percent had an overall positive experience
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