#acupuncture proof

Acupuncture Study on Heart Rate Variability Proves True Acupuncture Better Than Sham

Real Acupuncture Better Than Sham

Longtime followers of my blog will note that I have one basic underlying theme covering a good portion of the posts. Namely, that scientific evidence shows the difference between needling in true acupuncture points as opposed to non acupuncture points; and that needling produces different effects than merely touching the point.   I have already quoted several…

Acupuncture for Varicocele: A Case

Documenting the Varicocele

A while back, I blogged about the use of acupuncture to reduce the size of gallstones in a patient. (link) Right now, we present another case with documentation.  I was approached by a patient some weeks ago with a diagnosis of varicoele.  Here is the first ultrasound.

Acupuncture for varicocoele

Four weeks and eight acupuncture sessions later, we see this:

According…

Acupuncture Effects Not Just Psychological

Acupuncture Effects – just in your mind?

One of the knocks against acupuncture is that it’s effect is merely “psychological”.  The patient thinks he or she will get benefits from it, and therefore gets some form of the placebo effect and receives some therapeutic benefit.  Previous blog entries of mine have enumerated various scientific journal articles that debunk the myth of acupuncture being…

Acupuncture for Crohn’s Disease

Crohn’s Disease

Australia’s Centre for Digestive Diseases (link) defines Crohn’s as:

Crohn’s Disease causes inflammation of the bowel. It most commonly affects the lower small intestine (ileum) and the large intestine (colon), but may involve any part of the digestive tract from the mouth to the anus. The inflammation extends through the entire thickness of the bowel wall. Such inflammation can…