Acupuncture News and Research
Curious to know the latest oriental medicine trends and findings? Keep up to date with my blog postings focused on relevant acupuncture news and research.
Acupuncture for Pre and Post-Natal Care
If you’re pregnant and you’ve been stricken with a relentless case of morning sickness, acupuncture can help. It can also relieve some of the common side effects associated with the various trimesters of pregnancy. It’s one thing to have morning sickness or aches and pains here and there. It comes Read more ...
Acupuncture and Breech Presentation
When a woman gives birth, the baby’s position as it exits the birth canal is crucial to ensure its safety. When a baby is said to be breeched, it means the baby is coming out feet first versus coming out head first. This can present complications such as limb displacement Read more ...
How Can Acupuncture Help Maintain a Healthy Hormonal Balance?
Acupuncture is a recognized practice of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) that can help with numerous health and body issues across a vast spectrum. Acupuncture essentially seeks to treat conditions through the manipulation of the body’s Qi (chee) or internal energy. Acupuncture abides by the Yin-Yang theory where Yin is symbolized Read more ...
Acupuncture and Women’s Health
When it comes to health issues, how we experience them is a result of both our physical health and mental state of being. Fortunately, that means that a great deal of the threats to women’s health are preventable. It is never possible to fully prevent health issues, but by taking small steps, Read more ...
Oriental Medicine and Breech Presentations: The Important Role Acupuncture Can Play In Preventing a Caesarean Section.
Breech fetal presentation (where the position of the fetus is opposite how it would normally lie within the uterus) commonly occurs in pregnancies. Left untreated a breech presentation may result in the delivery of the buttocks or a foot first, significantly increasing perinatal mortality risk and leading to a true medical emergency. To avoid Read more ...
Acupuncture and women’s health: an overview of the role of acupuncture and its clinical management in women’s reproductive health
Citation: Cochrane, S., Smith, C. A., Possamai-Inesedy, A., & Bensoussan, A. (2014). Acupuncture and women’s health: an overview of the role of acupuncture and its clinical management in women’s reproductive health. International Journal of Women’s Health, 6, 313–325. doi:10.2147/IJWH.S38969 Background Acupuncture and other modalities of Chinese/East Asian medicine have been used to treat Read more ...
Acupuncture for Menopausal Symptoms
Acupuncture for Menopausal Symptoms For women going through menopause, hot flashes can be one of the most uncomfortable symptoms. But a new study suggests that acupuncture may help to reduce the severity and frequency of hot flashes among menopausal women. The investigators found that women who underwent acupuncture experienced a Read more ...
Women’s Health: What Happens to Your Body When You Get Acupuncture?
When hair-thin stainless-steel needles are strategically placed into your skin at specific acupuncture points, they help balance out your qi, or energy center, leading to a calmer, healthier you. At least, that’s the traditional Eastern explanation. The modern scientific hypothesis? The pricks cause tiny sensations that activate your nervous system Read more ...