Morning Sickness And Indigestion Treatable With Acupuncture
January 27th, 2012
Acupuncture and ginger are beneficial to pregnant women suffering from morning sickness, according to an article published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Half of all American women experience morning sickness during the first trimester. The study notes that 10 percent of women with morning sickness during pregnancy […]
Acupuncture Reduces Stress
January 26th, 2012
Acupuncture significantly reduces levels of a protein linked to chronic stress, researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) have found. Their study may help explain the sense of wellbeing that many people receive from the ancient Chinese therapy.
“It has long been thought that acupuncture can reduce stress, but this […]
Weight Loss, Exercise And Acupuncture For Knee Osteoarthritis
January 20th, 2012
Weight loss combined with exercise reduces pain and improves mobility in people with knee osteoarthritis, according to research presented this month at the American College of Rheumatology Annual Scientific Meeting in Chicago. In addition to weight loss and exercise, acupuncture can be beneficial in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis, […]
Acupuncture For Knee Pain
January 16th, 2012
A recent surge in knee replacements is assumed to be due to aging and increased obesity of the U.S. population, according to an Annals of Internal Medicine report. Knee replacement surgeries rose nearly nine-fold in 26 years. Acupuncture can effectively treat the pain associated with knee osteoarthritis.
To determine if […]
Curing Your Cold With Acupuncture
January 12th, 2012
The common cold can occur during any of the seasons. As a form of preventative medicine for the common cold, be certain to get regular acupuncture maintenance treatments at the changing of the seasons and especially during the flu season.
In Western medicine, your health care practitioner may tell you […]
Managing High Blood Acupuncture
January 9th, 2012
More and more, patients show up to appointments to treat their hypertension carrying bags full of natural products that they hope will help lower their blood pressure. Most physicians don’t always know if these products will have any beneficial effects. Acupuncture can be an effective therapy for the treatment […]
This Year’s Flu Shot
January 6th, 2012
This season’s flu shot protects against three different flu viruses, including the 2009 H1N1 virus that caused illness last season, and two other influenza viruses, an H3N2 virus and an influenza B virus. The flu shot is an inactivated vaccine containing killed virus that are grown in eggs.
The flu […]
Benefit From Smoking Cessation
January 4th, 2012
Nicotine replacement therapy and smoking cessation intervention programs are associated with positive outcomes among current smokers, according to new research in JAMA’s Archives of Internal Medicine. Acupuncture can be combined with smoking cessation therapies and programs to reduce the mental and physical symptoms of withdrawal.
“Despite advances in clinical care […]
Acupuncture Compared To Medication
January 3rd, 2012
In the past decade, patients and prescribers of drugs have been stunned by a series of studies showing that broad use of many new and frequently-prescribed medications was either harmful or not beneficial. A new Archives of Internal Medicine report examines ways to avoid harmful prescribing. In addition to […]
Acupuncture Treatments For Chronic Pain
December 20th, 2011
Cognitive behavioral therapy and an exercise program, both separately and combined, are associated with positive outcomes for patients with chronic widespread pain, and may offer benefits for patients diagnosed with fibromyalgia, according to a study published in JAMA’s Archives of Internal Medicine. Acupuncture can significantly improve the pain associated […]