Acupuncture

Mofetoluwa Adeosun HMB434H1F Acupuncture as an effective treatment for allergic rhinitis. The aim of this paper is to critically analyse a randomized controlled trial of acupuncture for allergic rhinitis (AR). Choi et al. (2013) hypothesized that the participants would respond more positively to the active acupuncture treatment than to sham acupuncture or no treatment at all. The rationale was that although this traditional method has been used effectively in the past…

Treating Shingles with Acupuncture What is “Shingles” and how do we get it? Shingles is a painful condition characterized by a skin rash caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox - the varicella zoster. It is also known as Herpes Zoster. Your first exposure of this virus usually as a child leads to the disease popular to all of us, chickenpox. It causes itchy and painful sores spread all over the body. After one acquires and recovers from chickenpox, the virus stays in the body and…

medication, PT and acupuncture. At this time, he is receiving PT and acupuncture, two times per week. IW was diagnosed with lumbar sprain/strain. It was opined that PT is reasonable, related and necessary 1 time per week for 4 weeks, after which IW should be re-evaluated. A home exercise program is also recommended. Maximum medical improvement has not been…

The observational rating scale (CIWA-Ar) assessed by a physician, is a standard measuring tool, which uses a set of compared scores that was valued at a global rating of severity (Williams et al., 2001). The CIWA-Ar includes a 7-point-rating scale pertaining to anxiety levels. A clinician or nurse asks the client to rate themselves from 0 (no anxiety) to 7 (equal to acute panic state as seen in severe delirium or acute schizophrenic reactions). Metcalfe et al. (1995) looked at concurrent…

citing the source where she got her information from. For instance, the speaker allowed the audience know that she retrieved information from the Prostate Cancer Foundation by referencing them verbally in her speech. In addition, the speaker in the acupuncture also maintain honesty and ethical with the information she provided to her audience. In avoiding plagiarism, the speaker also directly informs…

with the benefits of the treatment that she currentently receives regularly. K.B. prefers massage, sliding cupping, scapular winging, first rib and cervical manipulation. These are the treatments that she finds the most consistent relief from. Acupuncture requires a significant amount of the appointment time, for K.B. the greatest benefit and relief from subluxation and tension is made with the other described…

the results of RCTs to examine whether a therapeutic therapy is effective, and then decide whether the relevant theory is acceptable. For acupuncture, despite several decades of efforts, the conclusion on its efficacy drawn from RCTs is still “inconclusive” and even designing fruitful RCTs seems a quite difficult task. Therefore, the testability of acupuncture is questionable, which makes it lose the qualification to be regarded as a scientific…

remedies: • Active release technique • Acupressure • Magnet therapy • Hydrogen peroxide therapy • Hypnosis • Acupuncture • Massage With billions being spent each year on alternative medicine, insurance companies have historically been unwilling to expand their coverage to include CAM. The concerns of insurance providers…

Alternative Medicine Although Alternative medicine is not a common source of health care, it has been proven to be an effective way to cure illnesses. The three most commonly used alternative medicines are Herbal Medicines, acupuncture, and Mind-body medicine. Before our modern medicine that we use today was invented, herbs were what cured many diseases and sicknesses. (Moore, Arden, and Bridget Doherty 2) Our ancestors thousands of years ago, did not know how the herbs they used worked. They…

Health can be defined in many terms depending upon the approach that is being used.Antonovsky (1979) claimed that the concept of health cannot be understood from a pathological perspective only. His approach focused on factors that support human health and well-being, whichhe called a ‘salutogenic’ model of health. He approached health in a holistic manner that included physical, psychological, and social perspectives. Holistic health considers the complete person physically, emotionally,…