Category: Acupuncture
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Acupuncture Improves Conception Rates for Women Undergoing In Vitro Fertilization
Women who used acupuncture along with usual in vitro fertilization procedures had higher conception rates. The authors of a study published in the Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics concluded that acupuncture can significantly improve clinical pregnancy rates and live birth rates among women undergoing in vitro fertilization. ~ Dr. Broussard Effects of acupuncture on pregnancy…
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Is Acupuncture Safe and Effective for Pregnancy-Related Low Back Pain?
In this article, the authors reviewed the medical literature regarding treating pregnancy-related low back pain, and they concluded that acupuncture or acupuncture combined with other interventions was a safe and effective therapy for treating pregnancy-related lower back pain. However, they did mention that more rigorous and well-designed trials should be conducted. ~ Dr. Broussard Efficacy…
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Dry Needling Effective for Tendon Pain
Dry needling appears to be as effective as other treatments at relieving tendon pain when compared with platelet-rich plasma injection, and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medication. ~ Dr. Broussard Dry needling in the management of tendinopathy: A systematic review of randomized control trials Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies VOLUME 33, P128-135, JANUARY 2023 Shibili Nuhmani Abstract…
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Acupuncture & Chiropractic Care for Veterans
In this article published in the Journal of Integrative and Complementary Medicine, the authors followed about 63,000 Veterans over a year, and they found that by adding acupuncture, chiropractic and massage to their treatments, there is a higher overall quality of care for Veterans in primary care settings. This seems to help sustainable primary care…
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We’re Treating Low Back Pain All Wrong
— Let’s reexamine the current approach to treatment by Christine Goertz, DC, PhD April 14, 2023 In December 2019, I attended a National Academies of Sciences workshop on the role of non-pharmacological approaches to pain management. At the end of the meeting, as expected, panelists concluded that more research was needed. However, to my surprise, several scientists…
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Achilles Tendinopathy Treated with Exercise PLUS Electroacupuncture
In this study, they compared exercises only with exercises PLUS electroacupuncture. The authors concluded that electroacupuncture with exercises significantly improves the short-term pain control for Achilles tendinopathy. ~ Dr. Broussard Treatment of Insertional Achilles Tendinopathy Using Adjunct Electroacupuncture Therapy: A Randomized Controlled Trial Matthew Hawks, Erik Clauson, Pamela Hughes, Rebecca Lauters, and Paul Crawford Published…
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Can Acupuncture Reduce Headaches?
16-Jun-2022 3:30 PM EDT, by American Academy of Neurology (AAN) Newswise — MINNEAPOLIS – Acupuncture may reduce headaches for people who have chronic tension-type headaches, according to a study published in the June 22, 2022, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. Tension-type headaches most often involve a pressing or tightening feeling…
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Acupuncture Helps Post-Operative Pain, Nausea and Vomiting
Acupuncture is a technique used in Eastern medicine as a pain relieving analgesic. A paper published in Current Pain and Headache Reports did a review regarding acupuncture used in helping patients with pain after surgery (post-operative pain). The authors found that acupuncture is a low-risk method that has the potential to enhance post-operative analgesia, decrease…
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Acupuncture Works In The Brain To Help Neck and Shoulder Pain
An article published in the journal CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics, the authors investigated the reaction of different areas in the brain to acupuncture treatment. They concluded that acupuncture treatment seems to help reconnect different areas of the brain that significantly helps to reduce chronic neck pain and chronic shoulder pain in women. ~ Dr. Broussard…
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Cupping For Low Back Pain
Cupping is when a healthcare provider uses cups that provide suction to an area of the body. The effect of cupping includes promotion of the skin’s blood flow, changing the skin’s biomechanical properties, increasing pain thresholds, improving local anaerobic metabolism, reducing inflammation, and modulating the cellular immune system. ` Aboushanab, T. Cupping Therapy: An Overview…