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Why Acupuncture Is Going Mainstream in Medicine
When the opioid addiction crisis began to surge in the U.S. about a decade ago, Dr. Medhat Mikhael spent a lot of time talking to his patients about other ways to heal pain besides opioids, from other types of medications to alternative treatments. As a pain management specialist at MemorialCare Orange Coast Medical Center in Fountain Valley, Calif., he didn’t anticipate leaving behind the short-term use of opioids altogether, since they work so well for post-surgical pain. But he wanted to recommend a remedy that was safer and still effective. That turned out to be acupuncture. “Like any treatment, acupuncture...
Source: TIME: Health - April 29, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Elizabeth Millard Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate medicine Source Type: news

Acupuncture, Shingles, and Allergen Immunotherapy
Conclusions: Acupuncture is a minor trauma that can predispose a patient to reactivation of VZV and shingles in the setting of immune activation with allergen immunotherapy.PMID:34976278 | PMC:PMC8716517 | DOI:10.1089/acu.2020.1521
Source: Acupuncture in Medicine - January 3, 2022 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: David McMahon Sushma Kadiyala Irene M Estores Source Type: research

Acupuncture for pain and allergic rhinitis-from clinical experience to evidence.
DISCUSSION: As a nonpharmacological procedure, acupuncture is becoming increasingly important in pain and allergy therapy and is therefore increasingly included in current guidelines. In further studies, the efficacy of acupuncture should be determined in other indications and the mechanisms of action of this therapy method should be investigated. PMID: 32266488 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz - April 6, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Brinkhaus B, Ortiz M, Dietzel J, Willich S Tags: Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz Source Type: research

TRPV1 Channel Contributes to the Behavioral Hypersensitivity in a Rat Model of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Type 1
This study was carried out in accordance with National Institutes of Health guide for the care and use of Laboratory animals (NIH Publications No. 8023, revised 1978) and approved by the Animal Ethics Committee of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University. Author Contributions QH performed the western blot, immunostaining, and behavioral test. QW performed the patch clamp experiments. CW supervised the patch clamp experiments. QH and BoyuL performed the behavioral test. YT, XS, and JF analyzed the data and reviewed the manuscript. BoyiL designed, supervised the study, and wrote the manuscript. Funding This project was suppor...
Source: Frontiers in Pharmacology - April 25, 2019 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research

“I’m Just In the Band”
Discussion Instrumental music, either as an avocation or profession, provides great pleasure for those performing and listening. Unfortunately it can also cause health problems. Many of the problems are musculoskeletal or neurological in etiology due to overuse and the musician may experience pain. Prelude to pain can include stiffness or tingling or other skin sensations. Musicians may experience weakness, loss of function, control (accuracy) and ability (speed) as well as problems with tone. “The most prevent problems involve overuse of muscles resulting from repetitive movements of playing, often in combination w...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - November 17, 2014 Category: Pediatrics Authors: pediatriceducationmin Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news