Category: Acupuncture
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Acupuncture for neck disorders – Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
In a review of medical studies regarding acupuncture for neck disorders, the authors of this paper concluded that there is moderate-quality evidence that acupuncture relieves pain better than fake treatments, and people who received acupuncture report less pain and disability in the short-term. ~ Dr. Broussard Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews Kien Trinh Version published:…
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Abbott Hospital Pioneers Acupuncture in the Emergency Room
By JEREMY OLSON , STAR TRIBUNE March 15, 2016 – 12:09 AM Abbott Northwestern Hospital is reporting success using acupuncture in its emergency room to treat conditions ranging from car accident injuries to migraines to kidney stones, and hoping to prove that the traditional Chinese treatment can reduce doctors’ reliance on addictive opioids to manage…
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Trial of intensive acupuncture for smoking cessation: a pilot study
JULY 10, 2015 Acupuncture in Medicine McFadden DD, et al. The purpose of this trial was to determine if acupuncture is a potential smoking cessation treatment for patients looking for an alternative therapy to help quit. Results show that a majority of the participants who completed the treatment program rated it as successful and would…
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Acupuncture Causes Brain Changes in Patients With Hand Pain
Laird Harrison May 28, 2015 PALM SPRINGS, California — Acupuncture appears to thicken the cortex of patients with idiopathic hand pain while alleviating their pain, a new study suggests. The finding provides new evidence for a condition resembling carpal tunnel syndrome but with a different cause, said first author, Norman Kettner, DC, chair of radiology…
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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]