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A case of severe depression and agarophobia treated by acupuncture
Author
Carmen Ciarcia-Catalano
Case history
L.K. is a 65 yr old divorced female who lives with her 30 yr old son. She complains of depression and emotional issues since 2005. She is presently being treated by a medical doctor for a thyroid condition. She is a nonsmoker and denies alcohol consumption, but admits to wanting a drink to help her get through her day. She uses marijuana to aid her depre ...
Acupuncture & spinal cord injury
In a Taiwanese trial, 100 acute traumatic spinal cord injury patients were randomly assigned to acupuncture plus rehabilitation therapy, or control (rehabilitation only) groups. The acupuncture group received stimulation to Houxi SI-3 and Shenmai BL-62 bilaterally via adhesive surface electrodes, without needles. Treatment was given as early as possible- in the emergency room or soon after spinal ...
Post Herpetic hypoaesthesia treated by acupuncture
A case report
Herpes zoster,a sporadic disease, is the consequence of reactivation of latent VZV (Varicella Zoster Virus) from the dorsal root ganglion. Shingles or herpes zoster is characterised by a unilateral vesicular eruption within a dermatome often associated with severe pain. Most debilitating complication of herpes zoster is pain associated with acute neuritis and post herpetic neuralgia ...
TAI CHI HELPS DIABETICS
Six months of tai chi can improve glucose control, increase adherence to self-care activities, and lead to a better quality of life in patients with type two diabetes. Korean investigators enrolled 99 type two diabetic patients (with an HbA1c level of six or higher) in the study. All participants received tai chi sessions (19 movements from Yang and Sun styles) twice a week for six months. Sixty-t ...
Real and sham acupuncture improve IBS symptoms
Researchers from Canada have found that both real and sham acupuncture improve symptoms in IBS patients ...
AURICULAR THERAPY PROMOTES SLEEP
A study carried out by researchers from Hong Kong Polytechnic University's School of Nursing and Hong Kong Baptists University has found that auricular therapy using magnetic pearls is the most effective in promoting sleep in older people. 120 participants over the age of 60 were randomly allocated to receive auricular therapy using either Deng Xin Cao (Medulla Junci Effusi), Wang Bu Liu Xing (Sem ...
Acupuncture reduces menopause symptoms
A meta-analysis from Taiwanese authors confirms that acupuncture can improve symptoms in women experiencing menopause ...
Acupuncture helps ease breathing in COPD
According to a trial carried out in Japan, acupuncture is associated with clinically relevant improvements of dyspnoea on exertion (DOE) in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Sixty-eight patients with COPD were randomised to either real or non-penetrating placebo acupuncture for 12 weeks, in addition to standard medication. A standardised acupuncture protocol was used (Zho ...
Acupuncture boosts fertility
A review of the medical literature on acupuncture and female fertility published in the journal Fertility and Sterility has shown that acupuncture can help reduce stress, increase blood flow to the reproductive organs and normalise ovulation and the ...
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