Chronic pain is common and often undertreated. Access to effective, nonpharmacologic therapies is limited, especially in low-income and ethnically diverse communities. Acupuncture therapy is an effective treatment option. Acupuncture therapy delivered in a group setting adapts individual session care to treat multiple individuals seated together in a room. Group delivery could reduce cost and expand access to low-income patients, but its effectiveness compared with individual sessions has not been established.
