by Jennifer Dubowsky | Oct 27, 2008 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and Back Pain, Acupuncture and pain, Acupuncture and Pregnancy, Acupuncture Research, Acupuncture/Chinese Medicine Research, Chinese Medicine, Health, Pain Relief
Pelvic girdle pain (PGP) is a condition of pregnancy where women experience pain in their buttocks and/or shooting down their legs. About 20% of pregnant women report this problem which can prevent them from doing simple tasks that require standing, sitting or turning...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Oct 17, 2008 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and pain, Acupuncture/Chinese Medicine Research, Chinese Herbal Medicine, Chinese Medicine, Health, Pain Relief, PMS
This article is From Marie Claire Magazine October 2007CHINESE HERBS ARE more effective at battling period pain than conventional drugs, claim researchers.A group in Australia has discovered that herbal mixtures, including liquorice root, cinnamon bark and fennel...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Oct 12, 2008 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and Celebrities, Acupuncture and pain, Celebrities and Acupuncture, Chinese Medicine, Ear Seeds, Health, Pain Relief
If you look very closely at Matt Damon’s ear you’ll notice something… His rep stated that:”Matt had a terrible spasm in his neck/back and he had to have acupuncture Those are acupuncture “needles’ in his ear.”Sometimes after a...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Oct 8, 2008 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and Arthritis, Acupuncture and Back Pain, Acupuncture and Breast Cancer, Acupuncture and Neck Pain, Acupuncture and pain, Acupuncture Research, Acupuncture/Chinese Medicine Research, Breast Cancer Awareness, Cancer Prevention/Treatment, Chinese Medicine, Health, Nausea, Pain Relief, Post-Operative Pain
There is, “good scientific evidence for this use,” states the website of the Susan G. Komen Foundation referring to acupuncture as a tool in cancer treatment. The Komen Foundation http://www.komen.org/ is a premier breast cancer research and advocacy group so when...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Oct 7, 2008 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and Athletes, Acupuncture and pain, Acupuncture and runners, Chinese Medicine, Chinese Medicine and Athletes, Health, Pain Relief
Chinese Medicine is wonderful for marathon runners. Acupuncture and Chinese herbs can be helpful both pre and post race. TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) treats many ailments that may occur during training, including overuse injuries, joint pains and stiffness. It...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Oct 3, 2008 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and Athletes, Acupuncture and pain, Acupuncture and Plantar Fascitis, Acupuncture and runners, Chicago, Chinese Medicine, Chinese Medicine and Athletes, Health, Pain Relief, Plantar Fasciitis
Are you getting ready to run? Last year, a staff member from Runner’s World magazine developed plantar fasciitis (inflammation of the layer of tissue that supports the arch of the foot, got no conventional relief and decided it was time for an alternative...
