A Cochrane Database systematic review has concluded that acupuncture and acupressure may have a role in reducing pain, increasing satisfaction with pain management and reducing use of pharmacological management for women in labour. Thirteen trials with data on 1986 women were … [Read more...]
Balancing Needles and Cigars
SOMEHOW I always knew my executive pursuits would end with me lying face down on a massage table at Sage Hampton Spa in Wainscott, N.Y., naked except for a towel around my waist, perforated from head to toe by two dozen fine filiform Chinese acupuncture needles, splayed out like … [Read more...]
A Chinese Art, In the Context Of the West
Acupuncture is a traditional Chinese medicine that has been in use for thousands of years. At your first evaluation, a practitioner will examine your tongue for clues like cracks and discolorations, take your pulse and ask numerous questions to determine what might … [Read more...]
Acupuncture May Help, but You’ll Need to Pay
Ms. Kumar, then 29, went to see an obstetrician-gynecologist for help. “The doctor said there wasn’t anything she could do for me because I was under age 35 and had been trying to conceive for less than year — even though it was … [Read more...]
WELL; Studying Acupuncture, One Needle Prick at a Time
For at least 2,000 years Chinese healers have used acupuncture to treat pain and other ailments. Now Western doctors want proof that it works. There is little dispute that people feel better after receiving the treatment, in which thin needles are inserted deeply … [Read more...]
