Acupuncture may help arthritis by stimulating the release of the body's endorphins that help fight pain. As it does with other disorders, acupuncture stimulates points in the body with needles to correct the body's energy flow. Acupuncturists...
The thyroid is a butterfly-shaped endocrine gland located at the front of your neck -- it produces, stores and releases hormones that help regulate your body's metabolism. Hyperthyroidism occurs when your thyroid produces too much thyroid hormone...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that one million Americans develop shingles each year. The disease typically appears as a painful, one-sided blistering rash that affects the skin supplied by a single spinal or cranial...
Sleep apnea is a sleep-related respiratory condition that can often be serious. While no cure for sleep apnea exists, the symptoms of breathing difficulty and insomnia can be managed through medical help and healthy lifestyle habits. Chinese...
Acute bronchitis is the inflammation of the lung's air passages, which tends to occur shortly after contracting a respiratory infection. Your symptoms may initially affect your throat, nose and sinuses, then spread into your lungs causing chest...
Both the World Health Organization (WHO) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have issued consensus statements that acupuncture may be useful in improving fertility resulting from some conditions, although additional research is recommended...
Paresthesia is the medical term for the sensation of tingling, burning, or prickling that often occurs in the extremeties, including the fingers. Most people experience temporary paresthesia at some point in their lives, but for chronic tingling...
Acupuncture is said to very effective at treating the pain and inflammation of all types of arthritis. Traditional acupuncturists try to treat the specific symptoms of each individual with a variety of techniques, instead of focusing on arthritis...
The pain from bursitis and arthritis are often similar. With bursitis, the fluid-filled sac or bursa inside the joint becomes inflamed. The sac helps to cushion the joint, but movement is painful when the area is inflamed. Arthritis affects the...
Back pain affects millions of people and is one of the top physical conditions causing people to seek treatment, according to the University of Maryland Medical Center. Back pain is often chronic and unresponsive to various methods of pain...
Approximately 14.8 million American adults, or about 6.7 percent of the U.S. population, are living with major depression at any given time, and while many treatment options exist, some patients with depression do not respond to drug therapy or...
Hemifacial spasm is a neuromuscular disorder characterized by frequent, involuntary contractions of muscles on one side of your face. The condition can continue until half of your face appears to "droop." Acupuncture may be beneficial...
Acupuncture offers an easy and relaxing---though not inexpensive---way to lose 5 to 10 lbs. And it may help you lose additional weight by improving your metabolism and curbing your appetite. But if you expect to lose serious weight, success will...
Bell's palsy is a condition that can impair physical looks and functionality. It can also begin as a painful and inflammatory event, according to the Merck Manual. When only a part of the nerve is damaged, the condition is generally considered to...
Acupuncture is a healing art based in Traditional Chinese Medicine. Acupuncturists apply slim needles to specific points of the body to restore a balanced flow of vital energy, or "qi." As the procedure involves pricking through the...
Acne can occur for a variety of reasons in all skin types and in individuals of all ages. Whether resulting from poor diet, stress, skin irritation, medication side effects, environmental pollutants or age, there is usually an underlying cause...
In 2002, "Fertility and Sterility," a journal published by the American Society of Reproductive Medicine, stated that "acupuncture could help women undergoing fertility treatment conceive." Researchers investigated the effects women undergoing in...
If you have been trying to get pregnant for over a year with no success, or you are over 35 and haven't conceived in at least six months, you may be infertile. The Chinese have been using acupuncture as a treatment for infertility for many...
Middle ear infection -- otitis media -- is one of the most common illnesses in children and babies, but can also occur in adults. The tubes of the middle ear become infected and clogged with mucus and fluid, which can cause pain and poor hearing....
The piriformis is a muscle in the buttock region that crosses the hip joint. When contracted, it primarily rotates the hip outward; like a hockey player pushing off his or her skate to glide forward. When the larger muscles of the buttocks are...
At some point in their lives, about 20 percent of people experience the itchy, swollen welts known as hives, acupuncturist Diane Joswick says. As an alternative or complementary treatment, acupuncture may help to relieve the immediate discomfort...
Acupuncture involves the insertion of small, thin needles into the body to elicit a specific reaction. It is part of a larger body of medicine that includes herbs, massage and other healing modalities. Acupuncture has been used for thousands of...
Chiropractors diagnose and treat disorders of the neuromusculoskeletal system, which includes the bones, joints, muscles and entire skeleton. For example, Advanced Sports & Family Chiropractic & Acupuncture notes that when a chiropractor...
Acupuncture is an ancient Eastern form of treating chronic pain that entails inserting small needles into the skin. The needles can have a positive effect on your energy and relieve tension, which is a cause for headaches. Acupuncture is an...
Acupuncture is an alternative acne treatment that can produce positive results. Practitioners of acupuncture for acne stick small needles into certain areas of your body to unblock healing energy. People who are not keen on taking acne medication...
Morning sickness, especially that experienced by women pregnant with twins, can be challenging. While morning sickness symptoms can range widely in severity, New York University says women who are pregnant with twins are likely to have more...
Acupuncture is a form of treatment that has been used in traditional Chinese medicine for thousands of years. TCM teaches that energy flows throughout the body and that imbalances in that energy flow cause illness. In acupuncture, practitioners...
A fundamental tenet of Chinese medicine, traditional acupuncture entails the insertion of hair-thin needles along the body’s energy channels to stimulate energy flow and affect the body’s healing response. Acupuncture without needles...
Acupuncture is generally recognized as a safe treatment method, and has been recognized by the World Health Organization for its efficacy in treating a variety of conditions and symptoms. Adverse effects have not been recorded for the majority of...
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