Acupuncture on Point for COVID Stress Relief Acupuncture on Point for COVID Stress Relief
"The pandemic has worsened a pre-existing mental health care crisis in the US. Any stress-reducing tool is much needed," Caren Campbell, MD, says.WebMD Health News (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines)
Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines - June 29, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
Acupuncture On Point for COVID stress Relief
For many, acupuncture -- an ancient way of using needles to treat pain -- is the last post-COVID-19 relief method they haven’t already tried. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - June 29, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Pacific Center of Health/Pacific Center of Health & Acupuncture - 614526 - 06/22/2021
Unapproved and Misbranded Products Related to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (Source: FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - What's New)
Source: FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - What's New - June 23, 2021 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Center for Drug Evaluation and Research Source Type: news
Film recounts the birth of a radical Bronx clinic that used acupuncture to help people break drug dependence
“Dope Is Death” examines Lincoln Detox, a center founded by a coalition of the Black Panther Party and other groups to fight addictions and deaths in the community. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - June 5, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Erin Blakemore Source Type: news
Acupuncture benefits: Traditional medicine could help with hypertension and osteoporosis
ACUPUNCTURE is a traditional Chinese medicine which has gained in popularity over the past few years. The practice works by stimulating nerves in the body to influence and stimulate their functions and help cure certain conditions. From hypertension to chronic pain and osteoporosis - could acupuncture work for you? (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - April 25, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Chronic pain sufferers should take exercise, not analgesics, says Nice
Medicines watchdog recommends physical and psychological therapies when treating pain with no known causePeople suffering from chronic pain that has no known cause should not be prescribed painkillers, the medicines watchdog has announced, recommending such patients be offered exercise, talking therapies and acupuncture instead.In a major change of pain treatment policy, the National Institute for health and Care Excellence (Nice) say that in future, doctors should advise sufferers to use physical and psychological therapies rather than analgesics to manage their pain.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 6, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Denis Campbell Tags: National Institute for Health and Care Excellence GPs Medical research Society Science UK news Source Type: news
Acupuncture Effective for Chronic Muscular Pain in Cancer Survivors
However, more adverse events seen with auricular acupuncture versus electroacupuncture (Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology - April 6, 2021 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Internal Medicine, Oncology, Anesthesiology & amp; Pain, Journal, Source Type: news
Acupuncture Effective for Chronic Muscular Pain in Cancer Survivors
TUESDAY, April 6, 2021 -- Electroacupuncture and auricular acupuncture are more effective than usual care at reducing chronic musculoskeletal pain in cancer survivors, according to a study published online March 18 in JAMA Oncology.
Jun J. Mao,... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - April 6, 2021 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Analgesic Efficacy of Ear Acupuncture After Hysterectomy Analgesic Efficacy of Ear Acupuncture After Hysterectomy
Might electric ear acupuncture provid postoperative analgesia and reduce morphine requirement after abdominal hysterectomy?BMC Anesthesiology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - January 5, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Anesthesiology Journal Article Source Type: news
Real Acupuncture Beat Sham for Osteoarthritis Knee Pain Real Acupuncture Beat Sham for Osteoarthritis Knee Pain
Electro-acupuncture resulted in significant improvement in pain and function, compared with sham acupuncture, in a randomized trial of more than 400 adults with knee OA.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - December 3, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care News Source Type: news
Use of acupuncture for the treatment of sports-related injuries in athletes: a systematic review of case reports - Lee JW, Lee JH, Kim SY.
Acupuncture is one of the representative complementary and alternative medicine treatments used for various types of pain. This systematic review summarized and analyzed clinical case reports/series utilizing acupuncture for treating sports injuries in ath... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 14, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Acupuncture Helped People With Back Pain Walk and Bend Better
Back pain sufferers who got electroacupuncture had improvements in walking comfortably, standing for longer periods, bending and kneeling. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - October 30, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Nicholas Bakalar Tags: Back (Human Body Part) Acupuncture Pain Source Type: news
UH Connor Integrative Health Network to study acupuncture in the ED with $2+ million grant
(University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center) Three academic medical centers across the country will study acupuncture for pain in the emergency department setting. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - October 22, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
$7.1M grant to review opioid alternatives to treating sickle cell disease pain
(University of Illinois at Chicago) Researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago will lead a $7.1 million, five-year national study to determine the effectiveness of acupuncture and guided relaxation for people with chronic pain from sickle cell disease. The National Institutes of Health grant is part of its Helping to End Addiction Long-term Initiative. The initiative aims to improve prevention and treatment strategies for opioid misuse and addiction and to enhance pain management. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - October 6, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Study: Veterans with acupuncture before surgery have less pain
Veterans who have acupuncture before surgery reported less need for opioids for pain, a randomized, controlled study, presented Monday at the ANESTHESIOLOGY 2020 meeting shows. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - October 5, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
