HEALTH JOURNAL MARCH 22, 2010 Decoding an Ancient Therapy High-Tech Tools Show How Acupuncture Works in Treating Arthritis, Back Pain, Other Ills By MELINDA BECK Acupuncture has long baffled medical experts and no wonder: It holds that an invisible life force called qi (pronounced chee) travels up and down the body in 14 meridians. [...]
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Wall Street Journal Article on Acupuncture
Posted in Chinese Medicine, Lindsey's Entries, Research, Specific Health Conditons, Therapies, tagged acupuncture, acupuncture Seattle, acupuncturist seattle, Acupuncturists Without Borders, addiction, arthritis, headache, how acupuncture works, infertility, low back pain, Natural health, placebo, Post Traumatic Stress on March 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Placibo effect and acupuncture
Posted in Chinese Medicine, Lindsey's Entries, Research, tagged acupuncture, placebo on January 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Sham (fake) acupuncture vs. “real” acupuncture. Real acupuncture vs. sugar pills vs. real drugs. Practitioner and patient bias and it’s in healing. These were some of the fascinating topics covered in the keynote speach by Ted Kaptchuk on Friday night. A quirky, intelligent, often hilarious, researcher and practitioner he shared his latest studies and outcomes. [...]
