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August 24, 2010 in Chinese Medicine by admin
Is Cosmetic Acupuncture Effective for Ageing?
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A major tenet of acupuncture is that to reflect beauty on the outside, you must be healthy on the inside. Cosmetic acupuncture is a unique method of facial rejuvenation based on this philosophy. And its popularity is growing among women in America.
Principles of acupuncture
For starters, here are the basics of acupuncture.
- Blood and Qi flow.Acupuncture uses carefully-placed needles to promote blood flow and energy circulation. This energy is known as “Qi” or “Chi,” representing “the spiritual, emotional, mental and physical aspects of life,” according to the Web site, Acupuncture.Blood and Qi travel along channels and pathways throughout the body. When blood or Qi create blockages in certain parts of the body, it can have negative effects. Once these blockages are cleared, blood and energy flow improve, and well-being is restored.
- Balance. Due to its holistic nature, acupuncture focuses on the body as a whole and on the systems working together. In other words, if one part of the body isn’t working properly, it can affect other parts and cause imbalances.
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August 23, 2010 in Chinese Medicine by admin
Common Use of Acupuncture
There is no one health condition or set of conditions that acupuncture is meant to treat. Instead, acupuncturists use the treatment for an extremely wide range of health conditions.
The use of acupuncture is not always based on scientific evidence. This means that practitioners may use acupuncture to treat a certain health condition, even though there have not been scientific trials showing that acupuncture works for that condition. For more information about the evidence on acupuncture and specific health conditions, see Evidence for acupuncture.
Sometimes, patients combine acupuncture with conventional treatments that have been prescribed by a GP or hospital consultant. If you are being treated by an acupuncturist for a health condition, it is advisable to discuss this with your GP. Read more »
August 23, 2010 in Chinese Medicine by admin
Acupuncture – Evidence (NHS)
http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Acupuncture/Pages/Evidence.aspx
There is some scientific evidence that acupuncture is effective for a small number of health conditions. However, for the majority of conditions for which acupuncture is used, the scientific evidence is inconclusive or there has been no attempt to collect good-quality evidence. For a small number of conditions, there is evidence that acupuncture does not work.
More research is needed into the effectiveness of acupuncture on a wide range of conditions.
It is important to remember that when we use a treatment and feel better, this can be because of a phenomenon called the placebo effect and not because of the treatment itself. Read more »
August 23, 2010 in News by admin
Acupuncture makes a dream come true…
Shropshire Star, Wednesday, February 18, 2009
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Anita Hunter though she would never have children. And after failed fertility treatments, the 33-year-old from Shrewsbury almost gave up hope. “Then I started having acupuncture,” She says. “Six months later I was pregnant.”
Remarkably, Anita is not alone in having frustration turn to joy by the Chinese practice of having needles inserted into the skin. In the space of 18 months, a total of five women who thought they would never have kids fell pregnant after treatment from the same Chinese acupuncturist – Dr Daian Zou, based in St. John’s Hill in Shrewsbury.
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August 22, 2010 in Chinese Medicine by admin
Scientists prove acupuncture works – BBC News
BBC News 1 December, 1999
Acupuncture does have real health benefits, two separate studies have found.
German scientists tested the therapy by treating one group of patients with acupuncture and another with a fake procedure designed to simulate its feel.
Those patients who received the real therapy showed much bigger improvements in their health.
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August 22, 2010 in Chinese Medicine by admin
Doctors support acupuncture
BBC News 25 June, 2000,
Access to acupuncture for NHS patients should be widened, the British Medical Association (BMA) says.
The association is calling for nation-wide guidelines on use of the treatment following research which suggests it is successful in easing back and dental pain, migraine, nausea and vomiting.
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August 22, 2010 in Chinese Medicine by admin
Acupuncture helps heart patients
BBC News 18 November, 2001
Acupuncture can improve the prospects of people with severe heart failure, research has shown.
Researchers found the ancient Chinese practice has the potential to dramatically reduce the pressure on the heart.
This is because it can reduce activity in the sympathetic nervous system, which regulates involuntary movements such as heartbeat and blood pressure. Read more »
August 22, 2010 in Chinese Medicine by admin
Acupuncture cuts post-op sickness
BBC News 19 October, 2001
Acupuncture reduces patients’ vomiting and nausea after major breast surgery at least as effectively as conventional treatment, doctors have found.
Researchers at the Duke University Medical Center in North Carolina found the treatment also reduced post-operative pain.
As many as 70% of women who undergo major breast surgery suffer significant post-operative nausea and vomiting.
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