Journal of General and Family Medicine (Nov 2024)

Significance of acupuncture treatment for medical staff with low back pain: A case report

  • Takuya Masuda,
  • Kenichiro Egawa,
  • Yu Takeshita,
  • Koitchiro Tanaka

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1002/jgf2.719
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 25, no. 6
pp. 388 – 391

Abstract

Read online

Abstract A 24‐year‐old female nurse with a 4‐month history of low back pain (LBP) was treated with acupuncture because of difficulty to her working. At the first presentation, the numerical rating scale (NRS) value was 7. After 2 weeks, the NRS value improved to 2–3, and she could bend over better, including when working night shifts. After 4 months, the NRS value remained at 1–2 so her relocating or leaving of absence from the ICU department was avoided. Acupuncture treatment for medical staff with LBP could relieve their pain and improve decreased clinical performance in hospitals or clinics.

Keywords