Meditation, acupuncture help woman to continue to enjoy life

Jowanna Harman-Stever, right, of New Harmony Health in Vancouver, provides acupuncture treatment to patient Virginia Barber, 80, recently. Barber has peripheral neuropathy, a progressive nerve condition, and uses alternative techniques such as acupuncture to help alleviate the pain.

via Meditation, acupuncture help woman to continue to enjoy life | The Columbian.

Led by Zhang Zhang-jin at the School of Chinese Medicine, University of Hong Kong, the researchers used electroacupuncture to stimulate seven spots on the heads of 73 participants, who had suffered several bouts of depression in the last 7 years.

The electroacupuncture was given in addition to medication that the patients were already taking and meant to augment their treatment, Zhang told a news conference.

via Electroacupuncture may be effective for depression: study | Reuters.

February 16, 2012 from WPLN

In a fluorescent-lit exam room, Col. Rochelle Wasserman sticks ballpoint-size pins in the ears of Sgt. Rick Remalia.

Remalia broke his back, hip and pelvis during a rollover caused by a pair of rocket-propelled grenades in Afghanistan. He still walks with a cane and suffers from mild traumatic brain injury. Pain is an everyday occurrence, which is where the needles come in.

“I’ve had a lot of treatment, and this is the first treatment that I’ve had where I’ve been like, OK, wow, I’ve actually seen a really big difference,” he says.

via Military Pokes Holes In Acupuncture Skeptics’ Theory : NPR.

A friend of mine who’s a bit more open-minded than I am about alternative medicine told me to quit whining about how much my knee hurts and go to an acupuncturist. I thought she was nuts, but agreed to do it because even my fellow running friends were starting to give me that “you’re crazy” look.

So eight months ago, I contacted Dr. Yu Zhu at First Health Associates in Arlington Heights. As a critical and stubborn journalist, I had low expectations.

During the initial exam, Zhu looked at my tongue, sniffed around and felt my pulse points all while I gave her my litany of knee ailments. I told her my sole mission was to get running again — and she should know I would probably write about this (the cynic in me firmly believed this was all a scam). Zhu said no problem and then started digging her fingers into my knee, feeling around the joint, checking range of motion and how my kneecap moves.

via Acupuncture: There really is a point to it – DailyHerald.com.

Philadelphia Acupuncture Stress Milatary

SOUTHWEST ASIA — Stress is something that can affect anyone at anytime.

Two members of the 386th Expeditionary Medical Group visited the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing to give an idea of one way to manage stress: acupuncture.

“Acupuncture, in Western medicine, is considered an alternative or complimentary medicine,” said Col. Christian Hanley, a 386th Expeditionary Medical Group medical acupuncturist. “Acupuncture uses a single or series of needles to stimulate points along energy flow channels or meridians.”

via Airmen Poke out Stress With Acupuncture | Military.com.

Ease Chemotherapy Pain Philadelphia Acupuncture

MONDAY, Dec. 12 (HealthDay News) — Acupuncture may help relieve nerve pain caused by some cancer drugs, according to a new study.

Cancer drugs called taxanes, vinca alkaloids and platinum compounds can damage peripheral nerves, especially in the calves and feet, resulting in severe nerve pain or difficulty walking.

Currently, there is no effective treatment for the condition, called chemotherapy induced peripheral neuropathy.

via Acupuncture Might Ease Chemotherapy Pain – US News and World Report.

via More doctors embracing complementary and alternative medicine – chicagotribune.com.

Cancer patients treated with taxanes, vinca alkaloids, or platinum compounds can develop a condition known as chemotherapy induced peripheral neuropathy, or CIPN for short, as a by-product of their treatment.

These powerful drugs can damage peripheral nerves, particularly in the calves and feet, which can result in severe nerve pain and/or difficulty walking. As yet, there is no effective antidote.

Acupuncture relieves nerve pain in cancer patients – Times Of India.

Philadelphia Acupuncture Neuropathy

Acupuncture Reduces Stress, Improves Memory – New Study.