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Tui-Na and Acupuncture for Muscular Dystrophy

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[retweet][facebook] Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) improves patient outcomes for patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). Researchers from Zhengzhou Children’s hospital combined acupuncture, far infrared therapy, TCM tuina massage, herbal medicine, and drug therapy into a protocolized regimen of care. The combined therapy delivered significant results including reduced physical impairments and improvements in both walking […]

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Acupuncture for Breast Cancer Patients

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[retweet][facebook] Use of electroacupuncture (EA) — a form of acupuncture where a small electric current is passed between pairs of acupuncture needles — produces significant improvements in fatigue, anxiety and depression in as little as eight weeks for early stage breast cancer patients experiencing joint pain related to the use of aromatase inhibitors (AIs) to

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Acupuncture Resolves Hot Flashes

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[retweet][facebook] In the 2,500+ years that have passed since acupuncture was first used by the ancient Chinese, it has been used to treat a number of physical, mental and emotional conditions including nausea and vomiting, stroke rehabilitation, headaches, menstrual cramps, asthma, carpal tunnel, fibromyalgia and osteoarthritis, to name just a few. Now, a meta-analysis of

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Acupuncture Improves Exercise Tolerance in Cardiac Patients

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[retweet][facebook] Acupuncture can improve exercise tolerance in patients suffering from chronic heart failure, according to new research from Germany. The finding comes from a clinical pilot study by the team headed by Dr. Johannes Backs, physician and study director at the Department of Internal Medicine III (Cardiology, Angiology, and Pneumology — Medical Director: Professor Dr.

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Acupuncture Scientifically Proven to Reduce Pain

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[retweet][facebook] Acupuncture effectively reduces pain according to research published in The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). Acupuncture groups had significantly greater reductions of pain than both non-treatment control groups and sham (imitation/placebo) control acupuncture groups in multiple high quality studies. Specifically, acupuncture was found effective for reducing pain associated with osteoarthritis, chronic headache, shoulder pain,

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Acupuncture Regulates Sex Hormones in PCOS

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[retweet][facebook] New research finds acupuncture benefits the ovaries by regulating sex hormones. Investigators conducted a laboratory experiment and documented important medical benefits induced by the application of acupuncture. According to the research, acupuncture facilitated “the normal transformation of ovarian androgen to estrogen” and restored normal endocrine system functions. Acupuncture demonstrated several remarkable effects on the PCOS

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Acupuncture & Herbs Effective For Cerebral Vasospasm

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[retweet][facebook] A recent study reveals that acupuncture has a curative effect on patients with cerebral vasospasm.  This is a severe vasoconstriction of arteries and is located in the subarachnoid cavity covering the brain. The vasospasm decreases blood flow to the area and may cause ischemia, infarction, stroke and death. This new research demonstrates that combining

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Acupuncture Treats Drug Addiction

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[retweet][facebook] Clinical trials are currently underway to determine the effectiveness of acupuncture in treating drug addiction.  Yet, there are still many unanswered questions about the basic mechanisms of acupuncture. Additional research using animal models is of primary importance in understanding the basic mechanisms of acupuncture. Chronic exposure to drugs of abuse produces a withdrawal state as

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Acupuncture Reduces Alcohol Cravings

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[retweet][facebook] Acupuncture reduces alcohol cravings in alcoholics. Researchers note that acupuncture is both safe and effective for reducing cravings in alcohol dependent patients. They add that acupuncture is an inexpensive modality of care for the treatment of alcoholism and “produces significant results.” Model with copper handle needles is shown here. This study breaks from other

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Acupuncture Soothes Fibromyalgia

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[retweet][facebook] Acupuncture reduces pain and improves sleep for fibromyalgia patients. Researchers determined that “acupuncture is an effective form of treatment for individuals with fibromyalgia” in a meta-analysis of eleven studies. The investigators add that additional research can help to “enhance and extend the effective therapeutic use of acupuncture in the treatment of fibromyalgia.” Fibromyalgia is

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