Many people think (1) ____ about doctors sticking needles in them. However, research into acupuncture might change people’s opinions. A new study (2) ____ this ancient Chinese therapy shows it is better than usual hospital treatments at relieving back pain. The research team found acupuncture is “better” for a bad back than the (3) ____ given in the West. This may be good news for millions of people who suffer from back pain. (4) ____ to 85 per cent of us will experience a painful back at some time in our life. The research team surveyed 638 patients with (5) ____ back pain. Researcher Dr Daniel Cherkin said all the varieties of acupuncture in the study “had beneficial…effects” when compared to usual treatment. He said acupuncture was (6) ____ safe and effective.
Acupuncture is growing (7) ____ popularity around the world. It is a technique in which very thin needles are pushed into specific points on the body. Experts say each point has (8) ____ to a special energy flow. The needles can stop the flow of energy that causes pain. They also say acupuncture is (9) ____. Western doctors do not understand how or why these lines of energy (10) ____. The WHO recommends acupuncture for over 20 different medical problems. Dr Cherkin’s study showed acupuncture worked. After eight weeks, up to 69 per cent of the test patients (11) ____ acupuncture said their back pain improved. This compares (12) ____ just 39 per cent for the patients who received conventional care.
Put the correct words from the table below in the above article.
| 1. | (a) | paired | (b) | double | (c) | two | (d) | twice |
| 2. | (a) | into | (b) | onto | (c) | out of | (d) | on |
| 3. | (a) | cares | (b) | care | (c) | cared | (d) | caring |
| 4. | (a) | At | (b) | Down | (c) | Up | (d) | On |
| 5. | (a) | lowly | (b) | low | (c) | lower | (d) | lows |
| 6. | (a) | bother | (b) | both | (c) | booth | (d) | bothersome |
| 7. | (a) | on | (b) | an | (c) | of | (d) | in |
| 8. | (a) | access | (b) | excess | (c) | assess | (d) | axis |
| 9. | (a) | pained | (b) | painless | (c) | pains | (d) | painfully |
| 10. | (a) | workaholic | (b) | workable | (c) | works | (d) | work |
| 11. | (a) | had | (b) | has had | (c) | having | (d) | has |
| 12. | (a) | to | (b) | by | (c) | at | (d) | of |
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Many people think twice about doctors sticking needles in them. However, research into acupuncture might change people’s opinions. A new study into this ancient Chinese therapy shows it is better than usual hospital treatments at relieving back pain. The research team found acupuncture is “better” for a bad back than the care given in the West. This may be good news for millions of people who suffer from back pain. Up to 85 per cent of us will experience a painful back at some time in our life. The research team surveyed 638 patients with lower back pain. Researcher Dr Daniel Cherkin said all the varieties of acupuncture in the study “had beneficial…effects” when compared to usual treatment. He said acupuncture was both safe and effective.
ReplyDeleteAcupuncture is growing in popularity around the world. It is a technique in which very thin needles are pushed into specific points on the body. Experts say each point has access to a special energy flow. The needles can stop the flow of energy that causes pain. They also say acupuncture is painless. Western doctors do not understand how or why these lines of energy work. The WHO recommends acupuncture for over 20 different medical problems. Dr Cherkin’s study showed acupuncture worked. After eight weeks, up to 69 per cent of the test patients having acupuncture said their back pain improved. This compares to just 39 per cent for the patients who received conventional care.