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Acupuncture + surgery = less pain, less drugs, less side effects
Duke University Medical Centre in North Carolina analysed the results of 15 clinical trials on the effectiveness of acupuncture. The researchers concluded that patients getting acupuncture before or...
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7-year neck pain study: acupuncture and manipulation best choice for neck pain
Manual therapy, mobilisation and acupuncture are better choices for managing most common neck pain than many current practices, a seven year study finds. Researchers conclude that neck collars and...
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Acupuncture five times better than typical care for neck pain after surgery
It is hard to quantify the effect of acupuncture. This is why this study reported by scientists from Cancer Center in New York is so interesting. After four weeks, 39 percent of neck surgery patients...
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Acupuncture – Pentagon’s new weapon
US Air Force doctors will have a new medical weapon in their arsenal: acupuncture. Military physicians, pleased with the success of treating wounded troops at home, will begin teaching battlefield...
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Acupuncture for Neck Pain
Quality science supporting the acupuncture use for neck pain is catching up with the practice. A systematic review by scientists from Cochrane collaboration confirmed that acupuncture is significantly...
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Acupuncture vs drugs
Amusing reasoning of advantages of acupuncture over drugs for pain relief in an article on military medicine: “Imagine being a military medic on a combat patrol that is ambushed and suffers...
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TMJ Acupuncture
Eating a chocolate can be painful experience when you suffer from temporomandibular joint disorder(TMD or TMJD). But it is only one of numerous symptoms TMJD can cause. Symptoms may include headaches...
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At World Congress of Pain held in Montréal: Acupuncture for Pain
At World Congress of Pain held in Montréal, Canada, Acupuncture was featured in numerous presentations. I will cover the studies in more detail in another post, but there is a quick observation I would...
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At World Congress of Pain held in Montréal: Acupuncture for Pain (II)
At World Congress of Pain held in Montréal, Canada, Acupuncture was featured in numerous presentations. Acupuncture was also spotlighted in the plenary session. Neuroscientist Ji-sheng Han, director...
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Complex Regional Pain Syndrome and acupressure
A dramatic improvement showed following acupressure for complex regional pain syndrome is reflected in these images below: Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: Three-phase bone scan: Before (A) and after...
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Short-term acupuncture treatment may result in long-term improvement in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome patients. That’s the conclusion of a study published in the November issue of the Journal of Pain. The...
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Acupuncture anesthesia for open heart surgery
The use of acupuncture anesthesia for open heart surgery was introduced in China four decades ago. Although the use of it has declined in recent years, there is a renewed interest in it in China due...
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How Military Pokes Holes In Acupuncture Skeptics’ Theory
Acupuncture has made its way into mainstream in military medicine in USA as a battlefield pain relief. The explanation why military embraces acupuncture may be simple: “As some top medical officers...
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Acupuncture for menstrual pain
The latest issue of World Journal of Acupuncture-Moxibustion reports another study on acupuncture for menstrual pain. Dysmenorrhea is a medical term for menstrual pain. Dysmenorrhea is differentiated...
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Endometriosis New Zealand asked us to shoot a video on acupuncture for pelvic pain. Learn more about pelvic pain. Transcript of the video: Vitalis: My name is Vitalis. I’m an acupuncturist specialising...
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