Acupuncture’s role in western medicine
Daniel Mazanec, MD, FACP, FACR, Associate Director, Center for Spine Health Cleveland Clinic, discusses medical acupuncture and its role in western medicine treating headache, musculoskeletal disorders including osteoarthritis. Summary: Acupuncture has been shown in recent studies to have efficacy in treating knee osteoarthritis. Acupuncture has been reasonably evaluated for effective treatment of migraine headache, tension headache and headache frequency. References and Resources: Kim JI, Lee MS, Jung SY, Choi JY, Lee S, Ko JM, Zhao H,...
read moreNeedles ‘are best for back pain’ bbc.co.uk
Needles ‘are best for back pain’ Acupuncture is said to release the body’s vital energy Acupuncture – real or sham – is more effective at treating back pain than conventional therapies, research suggests. A German team found almost half the patients treated with acupuncture felt pain relief. But the Archives of Internal Medicine study also suggests sham acupuncture works nearly as well as the real thing. In contrast, only about a quarter who received drugs and other Western therapies felt better....
read moreLong-term strenuous activity may impair cognition in women
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Long-term strenuous activity may cut the risk of breast cancer in women, but may have a harmful effect on cognition, according to study findings presented Tuesday at the International Conference on Alzheimer’s disease in Vienna, Austria. “The biggest finding,” lead researcher Dr. Mary C. Tierney told Reuters Health, “is that for every measure of cognitive ability (there were 11 different measures of memory, attention, language and cognitive flexibility), the more strenuous activity that a woman engaged...
read moreAcupuncture for doctors
Daniel Mazanec, MD, FACP, FACR, Associate Director, Center for Spine Health Cleveland Clinic, discusses medical acupuncture, which is currently practiced by between 4000 and 5000 physicians in the US and is becoming popular for pain management, particularly in musculoskeletal medicine. Summary: Acupuncture is now used by around 5000 physicians in the US. Early research is demonstrating efficacy in the areas of pain relief in headache and muscoskeletal medicine. References and Resources: Böwing G, Zhou J, Endres HG, Coeytaux RR, Diener HC,...
read moreAcupuncture and exercise may ease lower back pain
UK scientists have shown that patients with lower back pain may benefit from a combination of acupuncture and exercise. Acupuncture is one of the most common forms of complementary therapy and many people use it to relieve pain, including patients with chronic back pain. The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) recently issued a guideline recommending a course of acupuncture or supervised exercise classes for people with low back pain. This recommendation is supported by the latest study from the University of Ulster,...
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