Category: Acupuncture
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Reducing Pain Medications Using Acupuncture in the Military
In this study in Medical Acupuncture, the number of opioid prescriptions decreased and patients reported improved symptom control, ability to function, and sense of well-being after receiving courses of acupuncture by their primary care physicians. This is good news, considering the opioid epidemic going on in America today. Let’s help our veterans! Reduction in Pain…
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Are Non-Drug Treatments Effective Options for Chronic Back Pain?
In this article, they found out that if people change their lifestyles such as reduced smoking and alcohol and increased physical activity, they do better than people taking drugs only. Coming in just behind medication was massages, heat application and acupuncture treatments. Is non-pharmacological treatment an effective option for chronic low back pain? Neuro Endocrinol…
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Acupuncture for the treatment of obesity in adults
Postgraduate Medical Journal — Zhang RQ, et al. | July 13, 2017 This investigation was carried out to gauge the clinical efficacy of acupuncture therapy for simple obesity. It also focused on yielding evidence–based medical data for treating obesity with acupuncture. The obtained findings displayed that acupuncture for simple obesity, appeared to be an effective…
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Acupuncture: Yes for Urinary Incontinence, No for PCOS Infertility
by Kristin Jenkins, Contributing Writer, MedPage Today June 27, 2017 Acupuncture in the lumbosacral region appears to be an effective treatment for women with stress urinary incontinence that rivals behavioral treatments such as pelvic floor muscle training, researchers found. In a randomized, participant-blinded, controlled clinical study, the mean decrease in urine leakage was 9.9 g at week…
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Acupuncture for Migraine: a Feasible Option?
April 07, 2017 By Leah Lawrence Patients with migraine without aura experienced a long-term reduction in migraine recurrence after undergoing acupuncture compared with patients undergoing a sham procedure. “True acupuncture manifested persisting superiority and clinically relevant benefits for at least 24 weeks in migraine prophylaxis, including reducing the number of migraine frequency and days with…
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Acupuncture relieves pain in emergency patients: Study
Date: June 18, 2017 Source: RMIT University Summary: The world’s largest randomized controlled trial of acupuncture in emergency departments has found the treatment is a safe and effective alternative to pain-relieving drugs for some patients. The study found acupuncture was as effective as pain medicine in providing long-term relief for patients who came to emergency…
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The acupuncture effect on median nerve morphology in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome: An ultrasonographic study
An increase in the cross sectional area (thickness) of the median nerve at the wrist is associated with carpal tunnel syndrome. This study showed that not only did acupuncture help with the symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome, but also reduced the thickness of the median nerve! JUNE 07, 2017 Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine Ural…
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FDA proposes that doctors learn about acupuncture and chiropractic for pain management
By MEGAN THIELKING @meggophone MAY 10, 2017 Chiropractors and acupuncturists who have lobbied for a bigger role in treating pain have won a preliminary endorsement from federal health officials. The Food and Drug Administration released proposed changes Wednesday to its blueprint on educating health care providers about treating pain. The guidelines now recommend that doctors get information about chiropractic care and…
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Acupuncture may help dizziness that stems from the neck area
This study concludes that acupuncture may help dizziness that stems from the neck area by increased blood flow to an artery that supplies the brain. ~ Dr. Broussard The efficacy of acupuncture for the treatment of cervical vertigo: A systematic review and meta-analysis Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine — Hou Z, et al. | May…
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Acupuncture for the Treatment of Peripheral Neuropathy
The authors of this study report how the majority of studies showed benefit for acupuncture in the treatment of diabetic neuropathy, Bell’s Palsy, and carpal tunnel syndrome. Alexandra Dimitrova, MD, Charles Murchison, MS, and Barry Oken, MD, PhD Department of Neurology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR. ABSTRACT Objectives: Neuropathy and its associated pain pose great therapeutic challenges. While there has…