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Acupuncture OK in workers’ comp

Jul 29, 07 | Comment
"Our goal is for injured workers to get prompt and effective treatment so they can get back to work quickly -- and if acupuncture can help them do it, then right on."
- Susan Gard, Division of Workers' Compensation spokesperson

Sacramento, California, USA - In a boost for alternative medicine and patient choice, new guidelines for approving acupuncture as a treatment have been OK'd in workers' compensation cases in California.

The ancient Chinese therapeutic technique using fine needles was incorporated back into the state's workers' compensation system ... by the California Division of Workers' Compensation.

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