To Turn Opioid Addiction Around, This Clinic Tries Exercise, Meditation And Acupuncture →

To Turn Opioid Addiction Around, This Clinic Tries Exercise, Meditation And Acupuncture

Excerpt  "Kaiser tracked more than 80 patients over a year. It found the group’s ER visits decreased 25 percent. Inpatient admissions and total opioid doses dropped 40 percent.

Bye says the team helps patients taper off opioids and explore the benefits of alternatives like exercise, meditation, acupuncture and mindfulness. “And we found that we've had really good results getting those patients unstuck from the mud, getting them moving and living the life they want to live,”

Family medicine Dr. Heidi Clune says sometimes a  pain prescription can escalate to addiction.  “Our goal with  is to take that patient off that opioid Island and build that bridge, and get them back to functioning with society,” Clune says. " Read more

Acupuncture Relieves Pain In Emergency Patients, Science Daily →

Acupuncture Relieves Pain In Emergency Patients, Science Daily

Excerpt  "The world's largest randomized trial of acupuncture in emergency departments has found the treatment is a safe and effective alternative to pain-relieving drugs  The study found acupuncture was as effective as pain medicine in providing long-term relief for patients. But the trial, conducted in the emergency departments of four hospitals, showed pain management remains a critical issue."    Read More

Westen Doctor Trades Pills For Acupuncture Needles, Acutakehealth.com →

Meet A Western Doctor Who Traded Pills For Acupuncture Needles

Excerpt  "Leslie Smith, MD, is a Western-trained physician who prefers acupuncture needles to scalpels and herbs to pharmaceuticals. At her  practice in Chicago, she rarely prescribes medications, relying instead on  modalities from Asian medicine and nutritional counseling. She teaches courses on acupunctur, and on  alternative medicine, to medical students at the University of Illinois ."   read more

Acupuncture Relieves Sciatica, Reduces Inflammation, Healthcare Medicine Institute →

 Acupuncture relieves Sciatica, Reduces Inflammation

Excerpt "Acupuncture and herbs relieve sciatica, a condition characterized by lower back pain radiating through the hips, buttocks, and legs.  Researchers from the Rizhao Hospital  and the Shanghai University  investigated the efficectiveness of acupuncture for the relief of sciatica. Both acupuncture and acupuncture plus herbal medicine were effective and produced significant positive patient outcomes. Researchers document that acupuncture and herbs stimulate important biochemical changes causing pain reduction."   read more