These are some of the surprising benefits of acupuncture
What is acupuncture? Acupuncture is the Chinese medicine practice of placing needles in the skin to promote healthier energy, or chi or qi, flow throughout the body. Acupuncture is used for a wide variety of reasons from stress management to chronic pain management. Although it has its roots in Read More...
Acupuncture eases symptoms of menopause
The jury is in for women in menopause: in a meta-analysis of all existing research on the topic, acupuncture reduces the frequency and severity of hot flashes and improves other menopause symptoms, as well as increasing the quality of life during “the change.” A common criticism of acupuncture Read More...
Acupuncture relieves pain in children after tonsillectomy
Tonsillectomy—surgical removal of the two tonsils—is typically associated with severe throat pain for up to 10 days after the procedure. For many years, codeine was the drug of choice to treat this pain, but in February 2013 the Food and Drug Administration banned the use of codeine in children Read More...
Power points
Acupuncture has been practised for millennia in China, but it's only now getting the attention it deserves from western medicine. Kim Ridley | Jan/Feb 2008 issue Judy Becker Worsley’s rapid recovery from an accident last summer astounded her orthopedic surgeon. A truck ran over her foot and Read More...