Penelope Cruz with Acupuncture Ear Beads
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/health/2013/01/24/penelope-cruz-sports-acupuncture-beads/ Cruz was spotted wearing auriculotherapy at the January 10 premiere of “Venuto Al Mondo.” (Image credit: Carlos Alvarez/Getty Images) The swath of tiny studs in Penelope Cruz’s ear isn’t the latest piercing fashion – it’s auriculotherapy, a form of acupuncture used to fight stress, pain and infertility. The gold beads were spotted Jan. 10 at the Madrid […]
Insomnia? Try Acupuncture
Research using EEG shows that acupuncture influences brainwaves in such a way as to help with insomnia.
Acupuncture for Plantar Fasciitis
Research articles find acupuncture effective for the treatment of sole of foot pain or plantar fasciitis.
Acupuncture Reduces Knee Pain
New study shows: Acupuncture for treatment of pain and stiffness related to osteoarthritis of the knee is more effective that standard medical care and placebo acupuncture.
Can Acupuncture Help Children?
Figures from a 2007 National Health Interview Survey, which collects data every five years on the use of complementary and alternative medicine, showed that 150,000 children in the United States used acupuncture. Acupuncture has been found to be safe for kids. Much of pain is due to a hyper-arrousal of the nervous system.
Ear Acupuncture for Addicted Pregnant Women
Conclusions: Acupuncture may be a safe and feasible treatment to assist mothers to reduce their dosage of methadone.
Acupuncture and Closure: Turf Wars
Article on the relationships between acupuncture and western medicine, how a healthcare profession is defined and limited.
Acupuncture in China, from Acupuncture Today magazine
Acupuncture Today in China: Part I By Brenda Duran, Senior Associate Editor Editor’s Note: This is the first in a series exploring acupuncture care in China. For a week in October, I traveled to Tianjin and Beijing for a glimpse into where acupuncture is headed and what practitioners in the United States can learn from the […]
Acupuncture Could Treat Hypertension
A recently published study from researchers at USF’s College of Pharmacy and the Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine shows that acupuncture could be an effective treatment to regulating high blood pressure. According the Dr. Shufeng Zhou, pharmaceutical sciences professor at USF and associate dean of international research, the key to regulating hypertension is in the […]
Acupuncture may relieve fatigue in Breast Cancer patients
Researchers found that women who attended six weekly acupuncture sessions had greater improvements in fatigue as well as anxiety, depression and quality of life, compared to those who only received educational materials.