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What's new in Acupuncture and TCM?

Last updated: 11th January 2010

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9th January 2010

Health notes: The Fertility Factor by Sarah Stacey

This article clarifies the dos and dont's for getting your body into the most optimum state to conceive naturally from "look after your mind" concerning stress and emotiosn, and how "male infertility counts for 30% of problems conceiving" and that "Acupuncture has an excellent track record for treating male fertility problems".

Overall, if you have been trying for a year or two and no-one has been to diagnose your problem, don't rush into IVF or other western fertility treatments but "consider working with a qualified practitioner of Chinese medicine... (visit acupuncture.org.uk)"

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2nd November 2009

Why your back can suddenly be a pain... and what to do about it
By Garry Trainer

This article explains how 80% of the population will experience a debilitating episode of back pain, and how acupuncture "is an invaluable way to release the soft tissues" and "ease muscle pain" resulting in "a reduction in pain perception and the muscle spasm is eased".

The article continues to say how acupuncture is an excellent pain-reliever: "Acupuncture has also been proven to work when stimulating the nervous system, which induces the release of endorphins. These have a similar chemical structure to morphine"

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April 20, 2009

Does it work for you? Acupuncture for runners. A Chinese medicine option for runners in next Saturdays Flora London Marathon. Peta Bee

This article explains how acupuncture and TCM can help runners "ease weary limbs, niggling injuries and post-race fatigue", with reference to studies that have shown significant differences in acupuncture's treatment effect for muscle soreness between groups that had acupuncture during an exhaustive training regimen and those that didn't. It continues to explain that the acupuncture needles "stimulate the brain to release endorphins, boosting mood and relieving tiredness, and trigger the immune system to help to ward off injuries, soreness and joint pain".

Currently being used by Paula Radcliffe and athletes in other sports, including tennis player, Maria Sharapova, the article continues to explain the importance of the quality of the practitioner themselves, and that all potential patients should first check that their practitioner is a member of the British Acupuncture Council (BAcC).

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4th July 2009

The NHS now backs acupuncture: point proven?
The therapy has been recommended for treating lower back pain within the NHS. So does it really work - and why?

by Simon Compton

THis article explains how "new official guidance said that patients with persistent lower back pain should be offered acupuncture on the NHS. The recommendation, from the NHS rationing body NICE, said that the scientific evidence now showed that acupuncture was not only effective at treating back pain, but also cost effective when other treatments, such as painkillers, were found not to be working".

The guidance came shortly after the Cochrane Collaboration (a highly influential medical research board) confirmed, after a review of several scientific studies, that "headache and migraine sufferers clearly fared better with acupuncture than painkillers" as well as confirming that "acupuncture could make women more fertile: a large scientific review found that women undergoing fertility treatment were more likely to give birth successfully if they had acupuncture".

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14th June 2008

A sharp idea to look younger by Katharine Shaw

This article talks about cosmetic acupuncture, also known as 'facial rejuvenation' and how "a half-hour relaxing with up to 14 needles in your face can help boost your skin tone and make you look younger". As more women (and men) "seek natural alternatives to lasers and Botox, cosmetic acupuncture could well become the new 'facelift' of choice".

Not only for lines and wrinkles but bags and dark shadows as well as sagging skin and age spots, cosmetic acupuncture is becoming more and more popular, even for actual facial medical conditions such as pigmentation issues.

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