Search results for: 'Gu Jing Wan'

Acupuncture treatment of chronic idiopathic pelvic pain

Author Jennie Longbottom BSc. MCSP, SRP Background AS is a 40-year-old woman, with an extensive history of chronic, idiopathic, pelvic pain, severe around ovulation and subsiding to a lesser degree some ten days after. She has been investigated by a number of gynaecologists, undergone several exploratory laparotomies, all results being inconclusive as to diagnosis and prognosis. She was recently ...

Acupuncture as good as physical therapy for fibromyalgia

Acupuncture has a comparable effect to physical therapy (PT) on pain and quality of life in patients with fibromyalgia syndrome ...

Acupuncture relieves functional dyspepsia

Individualised acupuncture treatment can relieve the symptoms of functional dyspepsia, according to investigators from Korea ...

Acupuncture and nutraceuticals effective for fibromyalgia

Both acupuncture and nutraceutical supplementation may be effective treatment options for patients with fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) ...

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 ...