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ABOUT ACUPUNCTURE
  • Is acupuncture for you?  From Harvard Men's Health Watch 
                        "Men with chronic pain may find relief in acupuncture that conventional medicine did not provide—and it is safe."
  • What is acupuncture? 
  • What does acupuncture feel like? 
                        "Often to the astonishment of those who take the plunge, acupuncture usually does not hurt. No pain, though, does not mean no                                         sensation."
  • Does acupuncture really work?  Read Dr. Oz's thoughts here

EAR ACUPUNCTURE
  • Ear acupuncture: a tool for recovery.  From Yale Psychiatry News 
                        "It's [acupuncture] the best relaxation, anti-anxiety drug I've ever had," says Hank. "It’s better than a Valium or Lorazapam or anything 
                         from the past."
  • Ear acupuncture 'boosts weight loss'

CONDITIONS TREATED BY ACUPUNCTURE 
*Acupuncture can treat many more conditions than the ones listed below. 
  • Conditions treated by acupuncture, according to the World Health Organization 
  • Acupuncture is worth a try for chronic pain.  From Harvard Health Blog 
                        "Standard treatments like ice and heat, anti-inflammatory medications, physical therapy, and appropriate exercises can often ease the 
                          pain. But when they don’t, acupuncture is an option with a good track record that’s worth considering."
  • Acupuncture for pain relief, allergies, and more. 
                        "Acupuncture enhances the body's inherent ability to heal itself."
  • Acupuncture for headache relief 
  • 5 ways acupuncture can fix your health problems
                        "For upper-GI problems, acupuncture can beat antacids by a mile." 
  • Acupuncture could ease joint pain from breast cancer treatment 
  • Acupuncture could relieve pain, stiffness from knee osteoarthritis 
                        "The British researchers found that undergoing acupuncture treatments for one month seemed to decrease pain and stiffness that comes                           with osteoarthritis. Plus, the benefits continued over the two-year period."
  • The use of acupuncture in addiction treatment programs 

                        "Acupuncture provides a foundation for recovery and psycho-social rehabilitation. It is a supportive component of a substance abuse                               treatment as well as in enabling job readiness ... Ear acupuncture is the common technique used."
  • The remedy for frozen shoulder that no one talks about 
  • Healing after brain tumor surgery
                        "Studies indicate health benefits for acupuncture to cancer patients, including reducing side effect from chemotherapy. "
  • Acupuncture can also help children 
                        "Acupuncture can be used on even very young children, as long as the practitioner is trained to work with patients of that age."

ACUPUNCTURE FOR ATHLETES
  • Acupuncturists part of the medical team for the 2010 Vancouver Olympics 
  • The summer 2012 Olympics bring acupuncture to the forefront 
                         "Many professional athletes employ an acupuncturist to keep in top shape." 
  • Acupuncture at the 2008 Olympics 
                         "This is the first time an Olympic Village has offered acupuncture."

CELEBRITIES AND ACUPUNCTURE
  • Ear acupuncture is the latest celebrity fad but does it work? 
  • Celebrities who promote acupuncture 
                          "... reduced her stress, made her skin glow, helped her with weight loss and made her happier,"
  • Penelope Cruz and Auriculotherapy  

MISCELLANEOUS 
  • Military pokes holes in acupuncture skeptics' theory 
  • More Americans turning to acupuncture for cost-effective treatment.  From Explore IM, UCLA 
                        "A National Health Interview Survey from 2007 estimates that the use of acupuncture had increased among US adults by 0.3% in the     
                          previous 5 years, about 1 million people."
  • Research: acupuncture is both cost and medically effective 
  • 6 lessons we can learn from Eastern Chinese medicine