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Acupuncture and Low Back Pain

| April 27, 2012 | 0 Comments
Acupuncture and Low Back Pain

Acupuncture and Low Back Pain By: Diane Joswick L.Ac. Low back pain is an extremely common concern, affecting anywhere from 75 to 90 percent of people at some point in their lives. Low back pain is second only to the common cold as a cause of lost days at work and is one of the [...]

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Acupuncture and Menopause

| April 27, 2012 | 0 Comments
Acupuncture and Menopause

Acupuncture and Menopause By: Diane Joswick, L.Ac., MSOM Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom: Creating Physical and Emotional Health with Acupuncture. With the right diet, attitude, and Oriental Medicine menopause can be a time of a revival of energy and an opportunity for personal growth--one that surpasses the hormonally driven period of adolescence. What is Menopause? Menopause [...]

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New Lung Cancer Guidelines Point to Benefits of Acupuncture

| April 27, 2012 | 0 Comments
New Lung Cancer Guidelines Point to Benefits of Acupuncture

New Lung Cancer Guidelines Point to Benefits of Acupuncture By: Sam Gaines, Staff Writer Acupuncture is now officially recommended for lung cancer patients experiencing fatigue, dyspnea, chemotherapy-induced neuropathy, or to soothe symptoms of pain or nausea and vomiting. Evidence-based guidelines published by the American College of Chest Physicians in September recommend acupuncture for lung cancer [...]

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Acupuncture’s Brain Activity Noted

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Acupuncture’s Brain Activity Noted

Acupuncture’s Brain Activity Noted By: Sam Gaines, Staff Writer One of the main stumbling blocks to greater acceptance for acupuncture in the West is the lack of understanding of how it works. This began to change with the publication of a seminal report by researchers at the Harvard Medical School. The researchers used functional magnetic resonance [...]

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Acupuncture for Arthritis

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Acupuncture for Arthritis

Acupuncture for Arthritis By: Diane Joswick, L.Ac., MSOM Arthritis is one of the most pervasive diseases in the United States and is the leading cause of disability. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention one out of every three Americans (an estimated 70 million people) is affected. For most people arthritis pain and [...]

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Study Shows Acupuncture Effective for TMJ

| April 27, 2012 | 0 Comments
Study Shows Acupuncture Effective for TMJ

Study Shows Acupuncture Effective for TMJ By: Acupuncture Effective for TMJ Patients suffering TMJ (temporomandibular joint disorder) can find relief from acupuncture.  Research conducted at the Ribeirão Preto Dental School, São Paulo University in Brazil, found that after 3 months of acupuncture, patients with TMJ experienced significantly less pain, increased strength of their bite and [...]

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Women's Health Concerns and How Acupuncture Can Help

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Women's Health Concerns and How Acupuncture Can Help

Women's Health Concerns and How Acupuncture Can Help By: Diane Joswick, L.Ac., MSOM The biggest threats to women's health are often preventable. Oriental medicine has always addressed the special needs of women throughout their lives and many health issues women face respond extremely well to acupuncture treatments. Taking small steps to improve your health can [...]

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Acupuncture Shows Promise in Treating Children’s Allergies

| April 27, 2012 | 0 Comments
Acupuncture Shows Promise in Treating Children’s Allergies

Acupuncture Shows Promise in Treating Children’s Allergies By: Sam Gaines, Staff Writer In a small Hong Kong-based study, allergy sufferers between the ages of 6 and 19 showed clear evidence of improvement after being treated with acupuncture as compared with those treated by “sham” acupuncture, as was reported in the journal Pediatrics in 2004. Some [...]

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Depression and Acupuncture - A new hope for relief

| April 27, 2012 | 0 Comments
Depression and Acupuncture - A new hope for relief

Depression and Acupuncture - A new hope for relief By: Indira Samayoa-Bettner, Acufinder.com Staff Writer Symptoms of Depression Depression is a mood disorder characterized by both physical and psychological symptoms that can be detrimental to one's normal daily functioning. Depressed individuals often suffer from poor sleeping habits, crying spells, anxiety, worry, poor memory, inability to [...]

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Tension Headaches Dramatically Reduced by Acupuncture

| April 27, 2012 | 0 Comments
Tension Headaches Dramatically Reduced by Acupuncture

Tension Headaches Dramatically Reduced by Acupuncture By: Sam Gaines, Staff Writer A randomized controlled trial in Germany found that acupuncture cut tension headache rates almost in half. Researchers divided 270 patients who reported similarly severe tension headaches into three groups for the study. Over the project’s eight-week period, one group received traditional acupuncture, one received [...]

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