title: Acupuncture for low back pain in pregnancy.
abstract: Medical doctors are particularly cautious about using acupuncture in pregnancy. This derives from the mostly historical and anecdotal claims that acupuncture can promote abortion, coupled with the fact that spontaneous early pregnancy loss is common, and litigation is increasing. This case report describes the circumstances that lead to the author using deep paraspinal and periosteal acupuncture throughout a patient's pregnancy to help control her low back pain.
authors.affiliation: BMAS. Medical-Director@medical-acupuncture.org.uk
authors.forename: Mike
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cummings
mesh_terms: D015669:Acupuncture Points; D015670:Acupuncture Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000628:therapy*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000628:therapy*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D006113:United Kingdom