Posts made in June 18th, 2014

Acupuncture Relieves Rib Fracture Pain

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Acupuncture Relieves Rib Fracture Pain

Acupuncture relieves rib fracture pain. A randomized controlled study of 58 inpatients with fractured ribs examined the effects of acupuncture analgesia against a placebo control. The researchers concluded that acupuncture is both safe and effective. The research team documented that acupuncture provides significant long lasting pain relief for rib fracture patients. The researchers note that acupuncture relieved pain “regardless of the number of fractured ribs or the severity of trauma.” The Read more...

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Acupuncture Heals Tennis Elbow

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Acupuncture Heals Tennis Elbow

Acupuncture combined with tuina (a Chinese bodywork style) is effective for the treatment of lateral epicondylitis epicondylosis. Recent research was conducted on ninety athletes at the Science and Experiment Center of Guangzhou Physical Education Institute. The athletes were randomly divided into three groups. Group 1 received acupuncture only. Group 2 received massage only and group 3 received acupuncture combined with Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) massage. All three groups showed significant Read more...

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