Archive for May, 2009

8 Ways To Help Control Chronic Pain (Part Two)

May 17, 2009

In Part One of 8 Ways To Help Control Chronic Pain I explained that these suggestions are a culmination of almost four years of seeking treatment for my back pain and although there is nothing out of the ordinary here, I thought a reminder of the ‘basics’ of how to deal with pain might be [...]

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Acupuncture Needles No Better Than Toothpicks?

May 14, 2009

As reported in the U.S.News and published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, a study has been carried out using a group of 638 back pain sufferers and four different treatments; The first group received individualized acupuncture treatment from a practitioner, The second group received a ‘standardized’ acupuncture regimen, The third group received a sham acupuncture [...]

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