Acupuncture for Chronic Pain: Update of an Individual Patient Data Meta-Analysis.
Researchers analyzed various studies to understand what the proof for acupuncture’s effectiveness for chronic pain really was. . They studied four chronic pain types: musculoskeletal pain, osteoarthritis, chronic headaches, and shoulder pain. Researchers examined studies up to 2015, comparing real acupuncture to sham or no treatment. They used data from 39 trials (20,827 patients) and…
Read MoreAcupoint Catgut Embedding Diminishes Fibromyalgia Pain through TRPV1 in the Mouse Brain
In this research study, the authors used a cold invoked fibromyalgia model in mice. They determined that acupuncture catgut embedding lead to less pain as measured by clinical response in addition to lower inflammatory markers in the brain facilitated by the TRPV1 receptor. They knew that the TRPV1 receptor was key because when the experiment…
Read MoreFrom Washington Post: Acupuncture Works for Chronic Pain
I hope this link from the Washington Post will work for everyone. I will exerpt generously. I very much liked what this doctor said at the end of her article. “But when doctors like me suggest acupuncture to their patients — which I often do for pain or constipation — it’s not because we’ve run…
Read MoreStress Hormone Cortisol Linked to Early Toll on Thinking
This article is from 2018, but I’m citing it here to have it on hand. I’ve always been keenly interested in the stress response with acupuncture. I don’t measure cortisol, but I have measured and still measure HRV, heart rate variability, in conjunction with acupuncture. The stresses of everyday life may start taking a…
Read MoreHumans Could Live Up to 150 years
The first link is for an article written for the lay public, or non-scientists. I found the original research and link to it below. The bottom line is that these researchers think there is an absolute limit to human lifespan, but it’s up to 150 years!! A lot has to go right in person to…
Read MoreControl Your Stress With Acupuncture to Rest, Restore and Live Long: Video
topic of stress and why controlling it is crucial for your well-being and how to do that. Click on my photo for a brief videoGreetings! And welcome to my channel and blog! Where ancient medicine is made modern. Today we’ll dive into the topic of stress and why controlling it is crucial for your well-being…
Read MoreOpiates No Good For Back and Neck Pain
Opiates No Good For Back and Neck PainDo No Harm!!! New study from the Lancet shows that opiates are no better than placebo for low back and neck pain. My patients know that I’ve never understood the reliance on opioids for these problems since the risk is high and they do nothing to address the…
Read MoreTranscutaneous vagus nerve stimulation ameliorates cardiac abnormalities in chronically stressed rats
I’m unclear on the actual protocol in this study. I don’t know what alternate therapy means. They developed an animal model for chronic stress (always awful to contemplate) and then evaluated their cardiac markers and behavior. After two weeks of TVNS their markers and behavior improved. We saw a recent article on TaVNS and heart…
Read More5 Ways Acupuncture Can Help You Live a Longer, Stronger and Happier Life
Please click here or on my photo for a brief video on how Acupuncture can improve your health, life span and mood! Welcome to my website and blog where ancient medicine is made modern. In this brief blog post I will outline 5 ways that acupuncture can help you live a stronger, longer and happier…
Read MoreAcupuncture May Help to Prevent Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy
Keep in mind, any therapy that can allow an increase in the amount of chemotherapy given can be crucial in providing for increased dosages of chemotherapy, allowing, potentially for a better result in treatment. For Practitioners, the points used were (0.30 mm × 40 mm, Yuguang, Taiwan) to the depth predetermined for each point (between…
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