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According to traditional Chinese medicine,
acupuncture points are situated on meridians
along which qi, the ‘life energy’, flows.
Modern acupuncture texts present them as
ideas that are useful in clinical practice.
According to the US National Institutes of
Health consensus statement on acupuncture,
these traditional Chinese concepts "are
difficult to reconcile with contemporary
biomedical information but continue to play
an important role in the evaluation of patients
and the formulation of treatment." There are
no conventional anatomical or histological
features that explain or identify either
acupuncture points or energy meridians.
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Article List
Articles About Traditional Chinese Medicine, Therapeutic and Cosmetic Acupuncture
Acupuncture Shows Promise in Cancer Treatment.
There have been many advances in the early detection and treatment of cancer. While the
standard medical care for cancer is effective, the treatments are aggressive and cause
numerous unwanted side effects as well as lowered immune system.
Acupuncture has received much attention as an adjunctive therapy in cancer treatments
for its use in pain relief, reducing side effects, accelerating recovery and improving quality
of life.
Areas that acupuncture has shown the most promise include:
• Nausea and Vomiting
• Dry Mouth, Night Sweats and Hot Flashes
• Stress, Anxiety and Fatigue
• Pain Management
• Increasing White Blood Cell Count
Cosmetic Acupuncture Face Lifts Featured on USA Today.
Click here to read the interview about Cosmetic Acupuncture.
Is an Acupuncture Face Lift Better than Botox?
Acupuncture Helps with Fibromyalgia Symptoms
The June 2007 edition of the Mayo Clinic Proceedings reports on study that found
acupuncture helpful in treating the fatigue and anxiety commonly
experienced by fibromyalgia patients. The study lends credence to
patients' belief that nontraditional methods may improve their
health. In May's trial, patients who received acupuncture to
counter their fibromyalgia symptoms reported improvement in
fatigue and anxiety, among other symptoms.
Acupuncture was well tolerated, with minimal side effects. In the
double-blind study, Mayo Clinic doctors gave 25 fibromyalgia
patients acupuncture, and 25 “sham” acupuncture treatments. Patients
received six treatments during the two- to three-week study. Their answers to the
Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire revealed that those who received acupuncture
treatments reported less fatigue and anxiety one month following after treatment than
did the “sham” group.
Acupuncture was well tolerated, with minimal side effects. Dr. Martin says Mayo's study
demonstrates that acupuncture is helpful, and also proves physicians can conduct a
rigorous, controlled acupuncture study.
Future research could help physicians understand which medical conditions respond best
to acupuncture, how to apply it to best relieve symptoms, and how long patients can
expect to their symptoms to decrease after each treatment.
Source: Mayo Clinic (2006, June 13).
Acupuncture Relieves Symptoms Of
Fibromyalgia, Mayo Clinic Study Finds.
