Published on Thursday, 15 October 2009 11:15 | | 
Since its introduction to Europe from China, thousands of people have been using acupuncture to cure a whole range of ills. However, the medical establishment has always argued that it can’t be proven to work.
Now that’s all changed, with new official guidance stating that patients with persistent lower back pain should be treated with acupuncture funded by the NHS.
Does this decision indicate a significant change in the way scientific bodies evaluate so-called 'alternative' treatments?