Acupuncture’s benefits - PAU Andalucía 2008

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Acupuncture’s benefits
The ancient Chinese practice of acupuncture works better than anything modern medicine has devised for the treatment of back pain, scientists have concluded. In trials among 1,100 patients with chronic lower back pain which had lasted for an average of eight years, almost half of those who received acupuncture showed significant improvement — compared with barely a quarter of those given conventional treatment. The effects continued for at least six months, long after the treatment was over.

The researchers randomly assigned patients ten 30-minute sessions of simulated acupuncture, real acupuncture or conventional treatment. Simulated acupuncture involved sticking needles randomly over the lower back, avoiding the meridians and points that dictate where the needles are placed in genuine acupuncture. The results showed that 44 per cent of volunteers suffering from back pain enjoyed a significant improvement with simulated acupuncture.
Michael Hawke, who led the study, says: “The superiority of both forms of acupuncture suggests a common underlying mechanism that may act on pain generation or transmission of pain signals, and is stronger than conventional therapy”. This and other evidence suggest that the 4,000-year-old practice of acupuncture is an effective treatment for back pain, which affects up to 70-85 per cent of the population at some point.
It will be seen as a victory for supporters of alternative medicine in their battle with orthodox medicine. Actually, many physiotherapists trained in conventional techniques now also practise acupuncture.

RESPUESTAS

I. READING COMPREHENSION

ANSWER QUESTIONS 1-2 ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION GIVEN IN THE TEXT. USE YOUR OWN WORDS.  
1 How does genuine acupuncture differ from the simulation employed in the experiment?
2 What was surprising about the result of the experiment?

ARE THESE STATEMENTS TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWERS WITH THE PRECISE WORDS OR PHRASES FROM THE TEXT. (0.5 points per answer)
3 The researchers conducted the experiment for eight years.
4 Acupuncture acts only by killing the source of pain.
5 Only a quarter or less of the population have never experienced back pain.
6 Conventional treatment is incompatible with acupuncture.

II. USE OF ENGLISH

7 FIND IN THE TEXT THE WORD WHICH HAS THE FOLLOWING DEFINITION:
“traditional, conforming to convention” (ADJECTIVE).
8 GIVE A NOUN WITH THE SAME ROOT AS “significant” (ADJECTIVE; LINE 3).

9 FIND IN THE TEXT ONE SYNONYM FOR “scarcely” (ADVERB).
10 GIVE ONE OPPOSITE FOR “stronger” (ADJECTIVE; LINE 11).
11 COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONAL SENTENCE:
12 REWRITE THE SENTENCE WITHOUT CHANGING ITS MEANING. BEGIN AS INDICATED:
“First we decided where to go; then we flew to Milan.”
13 JOIN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES USING A RELATIVE. MAKE CHANGES IF NECESSARY:
“The coach worked hard. His experience made us win the game”.
14 TURN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE INTO THE ACTIVE VOICE: “It will be seen as a victory for supporters”.

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2 comentarios:

  1. Acupuncturists claim to be able to treat a whole range of ailments by strategically inserting needles into various acupoints along the body’s meridian lines in order to control the flow of an invisible life energy known as ch’i or qi, and thus balance the body’s mystical yin and yang.

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  2. A good sitting posture is very important. A better posture can help us get relief from back pain as it helps prevent muscle strain, overuse disorders, and back pain.

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