by Jennifer Dubowsky | Jun 17, 2022 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and Stress, Acupuncture and Surgery, Chicago, Chinese Medicine, Chinese Medicine and Insomnia, Healing, Health, insomnia, Stress Relief
Did you know that the literal meaning of the word healing is “to make whole”? I like that idea; it is hopeful. Healing might refer to your recovery after an illness or trauma to your body or mind. Chinese Medicine operates on the philosophy that our bodies have a...
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 | 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...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Nov 21, 2008 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and pain, Acupuncture and Post Surgical Pain, Acupuncture and Surgery, Acupuncture Research, Acupuncture/Chinese Medicine Research, Chinese Medicine, Health, Pain Relief
Last week I posted Acupuncture Helps Ease Post-Surgical Ills about a recent study done by Duke University Medical Center in North Carolina which found that Acupuncture, may actually work better than drugs. And patients were happier with the treatment. Here are some...
