Posts tagged "pain"

Introduction to Community Acupuncture

Introduction to Community Acupuncture (CA): The Community Acupuncture Network (CAN) is a nonprofit organization of practitioners, patients, and supporters whose goal is to make acupuncture more affordable and accessible by promoting the practice of offering acupuncture in community settings for a sliding scale payment ranging within -40 per treatment. Community acupuncture was started by the founders of the Working Class Acupuncture Clinic located in Portland Oregon. Co-produced by Moses …

Acupuncture Reduces Pain, Need for Opioids after Surgery

Using acupuncture before and during surgery significantly reduces the level of pain and the amount of potent painkillers needed by patients after the surgery is over, according to Duke University Medical Center anesthesiologists who combined data from 15 small randomized acupuncture clinical trials.

Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Gender Differences

The UCSD School of Medicine and the Diana Padelford Binkley Foundation bring you the newest installments of this innovative series targeted at successfully managing pain in women. Studies show women often receive inadequate care as pain manifests uniquely in the sexes and requires distinctive treatment strategies. In this program, Margaret Chesney, Ph.D., Deputy Director, National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, updates us on gender differences in the use of complementary …

Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Video – Minneapolis, MN

Acupuncture testimonials at Minneapolis clinic Complete Oriental Medical Care. Learn how acupuncture treats pain, depression and other health problems. Licensed acupuncturist Steven Sonmore explains acupuncture and Chinese medicine.