by Jennifer Dubowsky | Aug 28, 2012 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and Strokes, Acupuncture Research, Chinese Medicine
After a stroke, the patient and his/her family wait with apprehension and uncertainty. What to do? How fast to proceed? How to avoid further impairment? Most of all, how to minimize damage? New research concludes that electro-acupuncture, administered after a stroke,...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Mar 12, 2012 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and Strokes, Acupuncture and Traumatic Brain Injury, Acupuncture Research, Chinese Medicine
Here is a brand new finding for acupuncture and the brain! A Chinese study has reported that acupuncture has been effective in regenerating nerves in the brain following a stroke due to cerebral ischemia (restricted blood flow to the brain). Acupuncture was able...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Nov 9, 2010 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and Strokes, Acupuncture in Nepal, Acupuncture Relief Project, Chinese Herbal Medicine, Chinese Medicine
Recently I wrote about the inspiring work of the Acupuncture Relief Project in Nepal and have continued to stay informed about thier work. On their blog, Leith Nippes, volunteering for the 6th time, wrote about working during a monsoon. She says,~ The valley was bone...
