Category: Acupuncture
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Acupuncture for the sequelae of Bell’s palsy
JUNE 23, 2015 Trials Kwon HJ, et al. Incomplete recovery from facial palsy results in social and physical disabilities, and the medical options for the sequelae of Bell’s palsy are limited. Acupuncture is widely used for Bell’s palsy patients in East Asia, but its efficacy is unclear. Compared with the waiting list group, acupuncture had…
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Manipulating the Pain: Chiropractic and Other “Alternative” Treatments for Back Pain (Video)
Manipulating the Pain: Chiropractic and Other “Alternative” Treatments for Back Pain Sep 29, 2014 Lecturer: Richard A. Deyo, M.D., M.P.H. Learning Objectives Describe at least three methodological challenges in studying complementary, alternative, or integrative treatments for low back pain. Describe the overall results of randomized trials of chiropractic manipulation, acupuncture, and massage for low back pain. Describe key…
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ACUPUNCTURE: Ear Acupuncture for a Lumbar Herniated Disc
This is a case study published in the British Medical Journal, where they treated a woman who was suffering with a lumbar herniated disc. They used acupuncture needles in her EARS to fix the disc herniation! She suffered for 2 years, and then after 7 weeks of acupuncture, she didn’t hurt anymore, and the follow-up MRI showed that…
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Manipulating the Pain: Chiropractic and Other “Alternative” Treatments for Back Pain – Video
This is a video from the National Institute of Health. You are going to have to be a nerd like me to watch this, but since it is a lecture from a doctor I highly respect, it was easier for me : ) Runtime: 00:57:33 [Watch video]