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{mosimage}We asked a member of our trusted network, Steven Collins, LAc , this question, and this is what he had to say:"The mechanism by which acupuncture relieves pain is not well understood in Western terms. Read more | Read All
A clinical study published in the journal Pain indicates that acupuncture can effectively treat repetitive strain injury. Researchers from University of Heidelberg, Germany, conducted a randomized single-blind clinical trial to assess the efficacy of acupuncture in treating chronic shoulder pain and to review if the improvement in the patient is due to psychological factors alone. Read more | Read All
There are several good trials of acupuncture for the treatment of postherpetic neuralgia after shingles. These universally show that acupuncture is not effective for treating postherpetic neuralgia pain.
The use of acupuncture before and during surgery reduces patients post-operative pain as well as the need for pain-killing medication, researchers said on Tuesday.
Acupuncture represents a highly promising and effective treatment option for chronic back pain according to study co-author Dr. Heinz Endres of Ruhr University Bochum in Bochum, Germany.
According to a new German study, women experiencing menstrual pain and cramps reported significant improvement in their after only three months of treatment. Click the link to read more.
Chronic pain effects millions of Americans every year. Here you can read about how acupuncture is used in the treatment of various types of chronic pain. An acupuncturist and student of martial arts, Steve Pang publishes the blog Gotham Acupuncture.
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