The management of pain is turning into big business in America and across the globe. In the United States, acute and chronic pain syndromes rank right behind heart disease and cancer as the third most common healthcare problem. The cost of lost work days, hospital stays, pain-reducing drugs and disability payments totals over $100 billion … Read more
Acupuncture is finding its place in the emergency room, not only to ease patients’ pain and anxiety, but also as an effective treatment and means to reduce the need for drugs. Dr. Martha Grout, a Phoenix doctor and Acupuncturist, began treating emergency room patients at Phoenix Memorial Hospital in 1997 with Acupuncture to supplement the … Read more
More and more, Acupuncture is making in-roads into the care and handling of patients who have received Western style medical treatment. In case after case, the benefits of Acupuncture as an individual treatment or as a treatment in conjunction with other forms of patient care are coming into use by the medical profession. One of … Read more
IS YOUR SYMPTOM BELOW? READ ON… Several years ago, the World Health Organization (WHO) published an official report listing 31 symptoms, conditions and diseases that have been shown in controlled trials to be treated effectively by Acupuncture. Following is the list of conditions shown through controlled trials to be treated effectively by Acupuncture: Low back … Read more