Does acupuncture really work?
Yes. Need proof? Get the facts:
Acupuncture Research
- Acupuncture is safe when performed by qualified licensed acupuncturists
- Wall Street Journal: High Tech Tools Show How Acupuncture Works
- Acupuncture increases parasympathetic tone, modulating HRV, which may explain why acupuncture can be effective in a wide variety of physical illnesses related to chronic stress.
Acupuncture for Pain
- MetaAnalysis of 29 Randomized Control Trials finds acupuncture to be effective for chronic pain.
- Studies show Acupuncture relieves Arthritis Pain
- Acupuncture for Headaches
- Acupuncture Relieves Low Back Pain
- WebMD: Acupuncture Eases Low Back Pain
- Acupuncture Effective for Treating Lumbar Disc Herniation
- Acupuncture Beats Aspirin for Chronic Headache
Fertility Acupuncture
- How acupuncture helps fertility
- Acupuncture + IVF treatment significantly increased the number of retrieved mature oocytes in women aged more than 37 years
- Acupuncture Improves Reproductive Outcomes in Infertile Women
- Electro Acupuncture Increases Blood Flow to Uterus (the only treatment proven to do this)
- Chinese Herbs & Fertility
- Acupuncture can significantly improve Clinical Pregnancy Rate (CPR) and Live Birth Rate (LBR) among women undergoing IVF
Pregnancy and Acupuncture
Favorite Links & Reading
ABORM - acupuncture board of reproductive medicine
Healing with Whole Foods
by Paul Pitchford
Between Heaven and Earth
by Harriet Beinfield and Efrem Korngold
Women’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdom
by Christianne Northrup, MD
The Infertility Cure
by Randine Lewis, LAc
Birthing from Within
by Pam England & Rob Horowitz, PhD
Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth
by Ina May Gaskin
movie: The Business of Being Born
Smart Medicine for a Healthier Child
by Zand, Rountree, and Walton
Keeping Your Child Healthy with Chinese Medicine
by Bob Flaws