by Jennifer Dubowsky | Apr 30, 2012 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and pain, Acupuncture and Post Surgical Pain, Acupuncture and Surgery, Acupuncture Research
Several studies appearing in different, reputable journals conclude that acupuncture, either pre-op or post-op reduces pain following gynecologic and abdominal surgeries. This is particularly good news when we consider how rapidly patients are discharged from...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Feb 9, 2012 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and pain, Acupuncture and Post Surgical Pain, Acupuncture and Surgery, Chinese Medicine, Pain Relief, Post-Operative Pain
Here is an interesting example of a patients medical need producing innovative results! In Florida, at Jupiter Medical Center, acupuncture physician Dr. Ken Grey, A.P., D.O.M. performed acupuncture on the patient who wanted the alternative treatment because she...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Sep 1, 2011 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and pain, Acupuncture and Post Surgical Pain, Acupuncture and Surgery, Acupuncture History, Acupuncture Needles, Chinese Medicine, Chinese Medicine History, Pain Relief
Acupuncture has been used by the Chinese and other East Asian cultures as a system of healing for over 2500 years. Originally, needles were fashioned from stone or bone because these were available and could be fashioned into ‘needles’. These early implements are...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Sep 8, 2010 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and Back Pain, Acupuncture and pain, Acupuncture and Post Surgical Pain, Acupuncture and The Military, Chinese Medicine, Health, Pain Relief, Veterans
Stars and Stripes published an article last month about the Military using acupuncture as an alternative to prescription painkillers. The military seems to have an increasing interest in the many benefits of acupuncture and I hope it continues. Read the following by...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Mar 16, 2010 | Acupressure, Acupuncture, Acupuncture and pain, Acupuncture and Post Surgical Pain, Chinese Medicine, Pain Relief, Post-Operative Pain
Patients are becoming increasingly sophisticated about their treatments and many are looking for non-invasive, non-prescriptive pain relief. Hospitals are slowly catching on. The Journal of Patient Safety published a study in which physicians used non-traditional...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Aug 14, 2009 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and Nausea, Acupuncture and Post Surgical Pain, Acupuncture and Surgery, Acupuncture Research, Acupuncture/Chinese Medicine Research, Chinese Medicine, Health, TCM/Acupuncture Research, Traditional Chinese Medicine
Surgery patients at Duke University Medical Center are finding that acupuncture relieves pain after surgery. A reporter from Durham, N.C., did a story describing how doctors from Duke are using acupuncture with anesthesia to speed recovery and reduce discomfort in...
