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Acupuncture, Real or Fake, Eases Back Pain

...mulations may be effective rather than doing deep-needle stimulation which, for some people when in pain can be painful, we can now use laser or light needling or even just electric stimulation on the points; I think that part is great." And, Cherkin pointed out, "just because you don't understand how it...

Mayo Clinic study shows acupuncture and myofascial trigger therapy treat same pain areas

...ore than 2,000 years before, Dorsher says. Myofascial pain therapy has lately incorporated the use of acupuncture needles in a treatment called dry needling to treat muscle trigger points. I think it is fair to say that the myofascial pain tradition represents an independent rediscovery of the healing pri...

Even Sham Acupuncture Eases Low Back Pain

...tudy of almost 1,200 patients. Traditional (verum) acupuncture involves needling of fixed points and additional points on the body to a depth of 5 to 40 millimeters, while sham acupuncture involves needling to a depth of 1 to 3 millimeters into the lower back, avoiding known pressu...

Tegaserod offers relief for Chronic Constipation

...m it at any given time. Tegaserod has shown effectiveness in alleviating a wide range of symptoms. So far medical research has been unsuccessful in needling out the exact reasons that leads to abdominal discomfort and irregularity in bowel-movement associated with CC. Several approaches for treating Chron...