by Kevin Berger, DAOM | Nov 21, 2013 | General Pain
Peripheral or central nerve injury often leads to neuropathic pain, a chronic condition that can manifest behaviorally as spontaneous pain, hyperalgesia and allodynia, and which also results in neurological dysfunction. Acupuncture has been used to treat neuropathic...
by Kevin Berger, DAOM | Nov 21, 2013 | Mental Health
A new study concludes that acupuncture is effective for reducing the syndromes caused by vascular dementia. Investigators discovered that acupuncture helps to reduce dysfunction of reasoning, memory and general cognition for patients with this disorder. Vascular...
by Kevin Berger, DAOM | Nov 21, 2013 | Infertility
Researchers concludes that acupuncture is successful for the treatment of infertility. A clinical trial was conducted at the Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion at Ruikang Hospital, an affiliate of Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine. A total of forty cases...
by Kevin Berger, DAOM | Nov 21, 2013 | Addictions
A short course of acupuncture led to reduction or even cessation of smoking in a trial carried out by researchers in Norway. Acupuncture is a popular treatment for smoking cessation, although there have been few studies of its effectiveness. Doctors at the University...
by Kevin Berger, DAOM | Nov 21, 2013 | Cancer
Acupuncture could ease an extremely common side effect of breast cancer treatment, a new study suggests. Researcher from the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine found that acupuncture seems to decrease symptoms of arthralgia — or joint pain...
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