Archive for January 2021
Understanding acupuncture as potential migraine treatment option
When traditional medicine hasn’t helped ease your migraine pain, many migraine patients are eager to explore other methods of treatment. Acupuncture was developed in ancient China, and involves piercing specific areas of the body with a needle to alleviate pain. According to the Chinese practice, there are 14 meridians along the body, and if there…
Read MoreBest Practices for Prescribing Herbal Medicine during the COVID-1
These times are requiring new and different ways of working with our patients. Many acupuncturists are seeking ways of continuing patient care that support our national effort towards physical distancing. This has put Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine (TCM/ East Asian Medicine) into the spotlight. It is important to remember that, generally, Chinese herbal medicine is…
Read MoreTraditional Chinese Medicine in the wake of COVID 19
Like most people right now, we would describe our current stress level as somewhere between devouring an entire tub of Nutella in one sitting and endlessly pacing around our apartment in day-four sweatpants. There’s no shame in it—the world is filled with unknowns, which are often more anxiety-inducing than cold, hard facts. However, the silver…
Read MoreAcupuncture for Preventing Complications after Hysterectomy
We aimed to investigate the preventive effects of acupuncture for complications after radical hysterectomy. A single-center randomized controlled single-blinded trial was performed in a western-style hospital in China. One hundred and twenty patients after radical hysterectomy were randomly allocated to two groups and started acupuncture from sixth postoperative day for five consecutive days. The main…
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