Did acupuncture help your fibromyalgia?

New research published in Clinical Rheumatology concludes that acupuncture is effective for the treatment of fibromyalgia (FMS).  Read more
How many times are they going to research this? Acupuncture is an ancient Chinese treatment system that has been practiced for more than 2,500 years in China. Acupuncture helps. Acupuncture provides beneficial effects for people with  fibromyalgia.  Stop wasting money on research and just start telling people that acupuncture can give them some relief.
Have you tried acupuncture? Did it help you? Please post below so we can get a list of evidence from real people with fibromyalgia.
Read my own treatment results with acupuncture

Research on Fibromyalgia:
Effects of acupuncture on patients with fibromyalgia: study protocol of a multicentre randomized controlled trial. 2011 Pain Treatment Unit, Doña Mercedes Primary Health Care Centre, Dos Hermanas, Spain.


Traditional Chinese Medicine for treatment of fibromyalgia: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials. 2010 Centre for Evidence-Based Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China.  CONCLUSION: Traditional Chinese Medicine therapies appear to be effective for treating FM


Effects of acupuncture to treat fibromyalgia: A preliminary randomised controlled trial Department of Clinical Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Meiji University of Integrative Medicine, Nantan, Kyoto.  CONCLUSION: The present study suggests that acupuncture treatment is effective to relieve pain for FM patients in terms of QoL and FIQ.

A randomized controlled trial of acupuncture added to usual treatment for fibromyalgia.2008 Departamento de Patologia, Sao Paulo, Brazil. CONCLUSION: Addition of acupuncture to usual treatments for fibromyalgia may be beneficial for pain and quality of life for 3 months after the end of treatment.

Effectiveness of acupuncture in the treatment of fibromyalgia.2006 Southern California University of Health Sciences, Whittier, USA.  CONCLUSIONS: Significant improvement was experienced by participants at 8 weeks of treatment. Acupuncture treatment as delivered was effective at reducing FMS symptoms in this outcome study.

Improvement in fibromyalgia symptoms with acupuncture: results of a randomized controlled trial 2006 Department of Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, USA. CONCLUSIONS: We found that acupuncture significantly improved symptoms of fibromyalgia. Symptomatic improvement was not restricted to pain relief and was most significant for fatigue and anxiety

Is acupuncture effective in the treatment of fibromyalgia? 1999 Complementary Medicine Program, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore 21207, USA.