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Source: Xovain http://www.xovain.com/wellness/5-common-questions-about-accupuncture-does-it-hurt Poking a sterile needle into your leg to relieve your allergy symptoms may seem like a load of “hocus pocus,” but acupuncture is an evidence-based science that has been practiced successfully to treat everything from headaches to anxiety for over 5,000 years. This Eastern technique is becoming increasingly popular in the United more »
Source: Health CMi http://www.healthcmi.com/Acupuncture-Continuing-Education-News/1332-migraine-vanishes-with-acupuncture-and-tuina Acupuncture is more effective than medication for controlling migraines. Researchers compared a Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) combination of acupuncture and tuina massage with the oral medication flunarizine hydrochloride. The TCM treatment was significantly more effective than the drug treatment for reducing pain frequency, intensity and duration due to migraines. The acupuncture more »
Source: Health CMi http://www.healthcmi.com/Acupuncture-Continuing-Education-News/1336-acupuncture-pain-killing-mystery-revealed Researchers have discovered that acupuncture causes a special biochemical reaction that reduces inflammation and muscle pain. The study, published in Molecular Neurobiology, investigated the effects of needling one acupuncture point on the leg. The research team measured a remarkable effect. Acupuncture point SP6, Sanyinjiao, is depicted in this image. Manual acupuncture more »
Source: WebMD http://www.webmd.com/parkinsons-disease/news/20140618/bee-venom-acupunture-parkinsons Both acupuncture and bee-venom acupuncture improved symptoms in people with Parkinson’s disease, a small study shows. Acupuncture has been used for years in Asia to relieve Parkinson’s symptoms. Early studies show it may help protect nerve cells like the ones the disease destroys. Researchers have also been looking into bee venom’s ability more »
Source: Health CMi http://www.healthcmi.com/Acupuncture-Continuing-Education-News/1333-acupuncture-heals-chronic-fatigue-syndrome Researchers conclude that acupuncture is effective for the treatment of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). A remarkable finding was made in this study. Acupuncture combined with interferential current therapy increased the success rate of acupuncture. The total effective rate of acupuncture as a standalone procedure was 80.0%. Adding interferential current therapy to more »
Source: Health CMi http://www.healthcmi.com/Acupuncture-Continuing-Education-News/1319-texas-rangers-back-with-acupuncture Texas goes with acupuncture to get pitcher Yu Darvish back in the Rangers lineup. Scratched from baseball due to neck pain and stiffness, Darvish used acupuncture to get back on the mound. Recent research sheds a little light on why acupuncture is so popular amoung professional athletes. Acupoints on the arm more »
Source: Prevention Magazine http://www.prevention.com/beauty/beauty/acupuncture-acne Finding yourself with a bathroom full of failed cleansers, spot treatments, and moisturizers that all claimed to clear your face of adult acne? According to over 30 years of research, it’s time to come over to the alternative side of medicine. When it comes to acne, acupuncture is where it’s at. more »
Source: United States Army http://www.army.mil/article/125279/Acupuncture_helping_reduce_use_of_pain_killers___/ WASHINGTON (Army News Service, May 2, 2014) — Acupuncture and other forms of alternative and complementary medicine are helping reduce the use of opioids to block pain in Army patients, the service’s assistant surgeon general said. Brig. Gen. Norvell V. Coots, deputy commanding general of the U.S. Army Medical Command more »
Source: University of California, San Francisco http://www.ucsf.edu/news/2014/04/113966/acupuncture-helps-young-patients-manage-pain The pink plastic box that Cynthia Kim, MD, EdD, opens at the bedside of a young patient at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital San Francisco looks like it might contain art supplies. But inside is everything she needs to provide an ancient form of pain relief. Kim is one more »
Source: Health CMi http://www.healthcmi.com/Acupuncture-Continuing-Education-News/1304-acupuncture-cuts-low-back-pain New research confirms that acupuncture reduces lower back pain. Researchers conclude that acupuncture reduces pain, lowers absenteeism from work and prevents relapses. Lower back treatments reduce pain. The researchers also conclude that adding special acupuncture points, called confluent points, adjusted for the time of day that acupuncture treatments are administered significantly more »
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