by Jennifer Dubowsky | Sep 8, 2014 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and Headaches, Acupuncture and Migraines, Acupuncture and pain, Acupuncture Research, Acupuncture/Chinese Medicine Research, Chinese Medicine, Health, Pain Relief
In 2008 Duke University sent out a press release that stated, “Acupuncture is more effective than medication in reducing the severity and frequency of chronic headaches, according to a new analysis conducted by Duke University Medical Center researchers.”That is a...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Aug 11, 2014 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and Back Pain, Acupuncture and Migraines, Acupuncture and pain, Acupuncture Research, Chinese Medicine, Pain Relief
Research into acupuncture’s ability to reduce pain has shown that it can increase the body’s own pain-killing chemicals like endorphins, which are 200 times more potent than morphine.Not to mention…. *A recent study, from Australia found that acupuncture...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Apr 7, 2014 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and Ankle Pain, Acupuncture and Back Pain, Acupuncture and pain, Acupuncture Research, Chinese Medicine, Kate Middleton, Pain Relief
Australia is in the news because of acupuncture, not only due to a princely visit. Just when Kate Middleton (aka Duchess of Cambridge), Prince William and Prince George are visiting New Zealand and Australia, we have some exciting news from that region of the world....
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Jan 15, 2014 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture Research, Acupuncturists, Chinese Medicine
An interesting article from the Journal of Chinese Medicine caught my eye and that of several other acupuncturists, I’m sure. The article is entitled, ‘Acupuncturists Have Different Brains’. WOW! I hope this really means we have super powers! The article describes a...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Dec 17, 2013 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and Depression, Acupuncture Research, Acupuncture/Chinese Medicine Research, Chinese Medicine, Depression, Mental Health
A large study conducted in England suggests that acupuncture or counseling, in addition to usual care, could be very beneficial to people with depression. The results were published in PLOS Medicine this September. The study included 755 patients with depression, the...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Dec 10, 2013 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and Dental Anxiety, Acupuncture and Gag Reflex, Acupuncture Research, Chinese Medicine
A new study from Italy came out last month showing that acupuncture reduced the gag reflex in dental patients while they were having work performed. Procedures like taking teeth impressions can produce reflexive gagging, which causes some patients to avoid necessary...
