Acupuncture & Massage BLOG

According to a national consumer survey conducted by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) and AARP, almost two-thirds of people age 50 or older are using some form of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), yet less than one-third of these CAM users talk about it with their providers.
NCCAM, part of the National […]

Knee pain is a fairly common health care complaint. According to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, more than 11 million visits are made to physicians’ offices each year because of a knee or knee-related condition. It is the most commonly treated anatomical site by orthopedists, and one of the most examined sites among general […]

Asthma, a condition often diagnosed as incurable and chronic, can be managed effectively with acupuncture. Acupuncture is a non-toxic therapy that enhances the body’s natural healing mechanisms. Acupuncture therapy is an alternative for treatment of complex physical disorders like asthma for individuals who experience medication side effects or drug allergy. Individuals often find that asthmatic […]

Numerous studies have been conducted to find effective smoking cessation treatments. One form of treatment that appears to hold promise is acupuncture. Acupuncture & Massage College is about to conduct a stop smoking program to determine whether acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine can benefit people who want to stop smoking.
Dr. Richard Browne, acupuncture physician and […]

Acupuncture provides effective relief from hot flashes in women who are being treated with the medication tamoxifen following surgery for breast cancer, according to recent research presented at the Breast Cancer Conference in Berlin.
Jill Hervik, an acupuncturist at Vestfold Central Hospital in Norway, stated that breast cancer patients who received traditional Chinese acupuncture had a […]

Using acupuncture before and during surgery reduces the pain and the amount of medications needed by patients after the surgery is over, according to Duke University Medical Center anesthesiologists who combined data from 15 small randomized acupuncture clinical trials.
“While the amount of opioids needed for patients who received acupuncture was much lower than those who […]

The number of acupuncture points was originally established to be the same as the number of days in the year: 365. These points were mapped to 14 major channel lines, one channel for each of the 12 inner organs, one channel along the spine (called the governing vessel), and another along the midline of the […]

Music has a profound effect on your body and psyche. Certain music helps to focus attention, accelerate learning and enhance health. Music has also been found to bring many other benefits, including lowered blood pressure and reduced risk of stroke. Music is increasingly being utilized as a tool to help the body maintain health and […]

Brain foods improve cognitive fitness and enhance mental power. It’s possible to improve the brain’s performance by including brain foods in our diet. Eating the right foods can boost IQ, improve mood and concentration and sharpen memory.
A diet containing specific brain foods also helps to decrease the effects of oxidation and inflammation on the brain. […]

One of the most common addiction-related uses for acupuncture is to help people quit smoking. Although acupuncture has been an integral part of traditional Chinese medicine for thousands of years, the idea of using acupuncture to help people overcome certain addictions is relatively new, originating in the early 1970’s.
Acupuncture therapy aids in addressing your particular […]