Acupuncture
In addition to main-stream pain treatments, some patients opt to try holistic pain management treatments such as acupuncture. Some research suggests that acupuncture may help some pain medications work better. Patients should always continue to use their physician-prescribed treatment and use holistic treatments under physician supervision.
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I have recently read several studies that found acupuncture to be an effective treatment for relieving a number of different types of pain. This has certainly been true in my own experience. I’ve personally been seeing an acupuncturist for a few years now for fibromyalgia. In addition to lower levels of pain, I’ve…
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Karen Lee Richards, Health Guide, posted Acupuncture May Help Opioid Medications… Acupuncture has been used in Chinese medicine for thousands of years to…
Karen Lee Richards, Health Guide, posted Study Shows Acupuncture Improves… Back pain, especially low back pain, is a significant health problem. …
Cort, Health Guide, answered can acupuncher help sciatic nerve pain ? Yes for some people acupuncture can help sciatica pain. Sciatica usually does…
Karen Lee Richards, Health Guide, commented on Treating Pain With Acupuncture I'm not sure whether you mean you went to two appointments or you had several…
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