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Acupuncture for arthritis
Feeling strong again Acupuncture can often help ease the pain and inflammation of arthritis, which is a widespread problem affecting huge numbers of people in their daily lives.
The goal of acupuncture treatment for arthritis is to help re-establish a healthy circulation of blood and energy in the area, dispersing swelling and stagnation. Electroacupuncture is often useful, where a gentle current is applied across the needles to stimulate the local circulation. Moxa treatment may be useful too, where a smouldering herb is used to warm the needles or the skin.
Acupuncture addresses our health holistically, aiming to strengthen us and bring us back into better balance. Together with lifestyle advice this may also be able to help with other factors contributing to your arthritis.
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Other conditions Acupuncture can help with a wide range of health problems, click below to find out more:
Detailed references (1) http://www.acupuncture-schools.us/national-institute-health-nih-acupuncture.cfm, referring to World Health Organisation (2002). Acupuncture: Review and Analysis of Reports on Controlled Clinical Trial, see http://apps.who.int/bookorders/anglais/detart1.jsp?sesslan=1&codlan=1&codcol=93&codcch=196 (2) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4111047.stm, referring to Berman, Brian et al (2004). Effectiveness of Acupuncture as Adjunctive Therapy in Osteoarthritis of the Knee: A Randomized, Controlled Trial. Annals of Internal Medicine 141: 901 - 910, see http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/abstract/141/12/901 (3) Rampes (2001). The safety of acupuncture. British Medical Journal 2001;323(7311):467 (1 September), doi:10.1136/bmj.323.7311.467, see http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/extract/323/7311/467 (4) From the 'About Us' area of the Clinical Evidence BMJ website, page titled 'How much do we know', http://clinicalevidence.bmj.com/ceweb/about/knowledge.jsp. Extract at Oct 2009: "So what can Clinical Evidence tell us about the state of our current knowledge? What proportion of commonly used treatments are supported by good evidence, what proportion should not be used or used only with caution, and how big are the gaps in our knowledge? Of around 2500 treatments covered 13% are rated as beneficial, 23% likely to be beneficial, 8% as trade off between benefits and harms, 6% unlikely to be beneficial, 4% likely to be ineffective or harmful, and 46%, the largest proportion, as unknown effectiveness" © Jessica Kennedy 2005-09, all rights reserved |