]]>The past 15 years have seen major advancements in spinal care, much of it expensive and invasive. Doctors seem to agree that most recent treatments are useful - the questions are how useful, and to whom are they useful.
In fact, most people who experience back pain won't be helped by surgery at all, said Harley Goldberg, director of the spine care program at Kaiser Permanente San Jose. Research into dozens of areas of noninvasive treatments - including yoga, acupuncture and massage - have produced sometimes mixed results.
Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2009/11/09/MN891AGH74.DTL
]]>Hua Tuo developed a system of healing that appears to be remarkably similar to modern western approach; however, he did it 2,000 years prior to the discovery of both osteopathy and chiropractic. By the stimulation of these specific points at the precise vertebral level, virtually any condition known to man can be positively affected.
For detail:http://www.dynamicchiropractic.com/mpacms/dc/article.php?id=54315
]]>Acupuncture on local points of eye is an effective therapy for paralytic strabismus.
One hundred cases were randomly divided into an acupuncture group and a medication group. The acupuncture group (58 cases) was treated with acupuncture at local points of eye, Jingming (BL 1), Tongziliao (GB 1), Shangming (Extra) etc. were selected; and the medication group (42 cases) was treated with oral administration of Methycobal and Vitamin B1. After treatment of 5 courses, the therapeutic effects in the two groups were observed.
RESULTS: The total effective rate of 94.8% in the acupuncture group was superior to that of 85.7% in the medication group (P<0.01); the therapeutic effects of the acupuncture group for treatment of oculomotor nerve and abducent nerve were significantly better than that of the medication group (P<0.05); the acupuncture group was better than the medication group in synoptophore examination results and improvement of rima oculi and pupil (P<0.01, P<0.05), the acupuncture group was superior to the medication group in improvement of the function of paralysis eye muscle, including medial rectus and lateral rectus except superior oblique (P<0.01, P<0.05).
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Reference: Zhongguo Zhen Jiu. 2009 Oct;29(10):799-803
The acupuncture treatment formulae for some common conditions are reviewed. These conditions include low back pain, sciatica, trigeminal neuralgia, facial nerve palsy, asthma, nausea and vomiting, gastritis and dysmenorrhoea. It is found that in many cases, the acupuncture points traditionally used for the treatment have a neuroanatomical significance from the viewpoint of Western medicine. And from that one can hypothesise a plausible mechanism of action as to how acupuncture achieves its therapeutic effects in terms of contemporary Western medicine. These mechanisms of action include intramuscular stimulation for treating muscular pain and nerve stimulation for treating neuropathies. The sympathetic ganglion may be involved in the acupuncture treatment of asthma. Somato-autonomic reflex may be responsible for the acupuncture effect on gastritis.
Good research!
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Source:TCMSTUDENT
]]>Researchers found that exercising daily or to the point of exhaustion made fertility problems three times more likely.
While experts agree that a certain amount of physical exercise has obvious health benefits, it is believed that too much saps the body of the energy it needs for a successful pregnancy. The findings were made by Norwegian University of Science and Technology after a study of 3,000 women.
Younger women appeared to be more vulnerable to the risk.
]]>"Some children will be cured with only one dose (of No 2 Cold Medicine), while others might need two," Tu said.
Tamiflu and Relenza are the two approved antiviral drugs that are available for treatment of H1N1. The World Health Organization recommends that all patients (including pregnant women) and all age groups (including young children and infants) should be treated with Tamiflu in the event of severe or deteriorating illness.
The WHO said it was not familiar with the TCM recommended for children and could not comment.
A woman who didn't provide her name and was in charge of the health policy division of the bureau, told METRO: "This medicine is very effective. Our director's son has tried it."
"Western medicines might harm the stomachs of children. Chinese medicine does not have this side effect. This No 2 cold medicine is an upgrade of former anti-flu medicine," she added.
For detail:http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/metro/2009-11/03/content_8903757.htm
]]>Fortunately, even though steroids only give short-term pain relief, there are other effective treatments patients can use as well. Physical activity and exercise, nutritional supplements, antiinflammatory drugs, braces, topical creams, and if necessary, surgery are all acceptable treatment choices.
Acupuncture also is good option.
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Reference: Journal of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons. October 2009
"There's a risk that the herbal remedy will react with any prescription drugs. They're also more vulnerable to fraudulent, even criminal operators who put products out which are heavily adulterated with dangerous pharmaceuticals."-says Richard Woodfield, Head of Herbal Policy at the Medicines and Health care products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).
In April, an MHRA investigation into Jia Ji Jian, sometimes marketed as 'herbal Viagra', revealed it contained up to four times the level of pharmaceuticals found in legally prescribed anti-obesity and anti-erectile dysfunction medicinal products, which can cause serious side effects including heart and blood pressure problems. As a herbal remedy it should not contain any pharmaceuticals at all.
MHRA information line: 020 7084 2000; www.mhra.gov.uk
]]>The show will offer people the chance to find out how to help their chances of conceiving, what sort of diet is needed to boost fertility levels and how alternative therapies, such as acupuncture, can help.
For those just thinking of having a baby:
- Zita West on how to get pregnant
- Marilyn Glenville on fertility-boosting nutrition
- Gerad Kite on acupuncture
- Dr Zhai on Chinese medicine
For people finding it difficult to get pregnant:
- Professor Fleming on testing your ovarian reserve
- Sam Abdalla on calculating your chances
- An overview of common problems
- What men need to know about their fertility
For those considering IVF:
- A beginner’s guide to the fertility rollercoaster
- How to choose a clinic
- Coping strategies
- What the NHS will pay for
For those already having treatment:
- Experts on PCOS, recurrent miscarriage, endometriosis, inherited diseases
- Egg freezing
- Specific advice for single women, older women and same sex couples
- How to get donors
Welcome to show
More detail: http://www.fertilityshow.co.uk/index.html
Understanding how genes and environment interact to create health problems is a "prerequisite" for preventing them, noted Dr. Jan Hartvigsen, a professor at the University of Southern Denmark
A surprising finding from this study, Hartvigsen said, was that the importance of genes in different types of pain -- including chronic, long-standing pain or more intermittent, recurrent pain -- was "remarkably similar."
Read more: http://www.nationalpost.com/arts/story.html?id=2187278#ixzz0WGMmsJUZ
]]>"Our pilot study showed that yoga is well-received in these communities and may be effective for reducing pain and pain medication use" said lead author Robert B. Saper, MD, MPH, an assistant professor of family medicine at BUSM and director of integrative medicine at Boston Medical Center.
Of course,nothing is perfect.I don't think yoga is suitabe for every lower back pain patient.Why? Explore my blog, you will find many case studies about this.
]]>According to ScienceDaily (Nov. 3, 2009) — Adults who had experienced physical abuse as children have 56 per cent higher odds of osteoarthritis compared to those who have not been abused, according to a new study by University of Toronto researchers.
The study is published in the November issue of the journal Arthritis Care & Research.
one important avenue for future research is to investigate the pathways through which arthritis may develop as a consequence of childhood physical abuse.
Stop hurt children!!!
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Source:http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/11/091102121718.htm
Due to potential postal delays caused by the postal strikes the Department of Health will accept responses to this consultation received after 2 but not beyond 16 November 2009.
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The Department of Health consultation shuts on November 2nd. If you haven’t responded yet, please do. It would be an enormous setback for reason and common sense. In case it is any help to anyone, this is what a one said:
And ,What's your opinion?
The questionnaire
Q1: What evidence is there of harm to the public currently as a result of the activities of acupuncturists, herbalists and traditional Chinese medicine practitioners? What is its likelihood and severity?
Harm
No Harm
Unsure
Comment
Answer: Harm
Comments: unqualified or incompetent practitioners can cause harm to patients; incidents have happened in the past; Money-driven people only care about making money from the activities of these professions and put public safety in great risk. .
Q2: Would this harm be lessened by statutory regulation? If so, how?
Yes
No
Unsure
Answer: yes.
Comments: Statutory regulation (SR) can safeguard patients by disallowing unqualified/incompetent “practitioners” to practise, preventing money-driven activities. In fact, most harmful incidents happened in the past are caused by those “practitioners” and business owners due to lack of statutory regulation.
Q3: What do you envisage would be the benefit to the public, to practitioners and to businesses, associated with introducing statutory regulation?
Significant benefit
Some benefit
No benefit
Unsure
Answer: Significant benefit
Comments: Ensure practitioners to be appropriately qualified and competent; significantly reduce risks of harm to the public; prevent the unqualified from practicing; prevent money-driven activities; improve clinical efficacy.
Q4: What do you envisage would be the regulatory burden and financial costs to the public, to practitioners, and to businesses, associated with introducing statutory regulation? Are these costs justified by the benefits and are they proportionate to the risks? If so, in what way?
Justified
Not Justified
Unsure
Answer: Justifies
Comments: there will be a financial cost for statutory regulation, but the benefits will significantly overweigh the cost.
Q5: If herbal and TCM practitioners are subject to statutory regulation, should the right to prepare and commission unlicensed herbal medicines be restricted to statutorily regulated practitioners?
Yes
No
Unsure
Answer: Yes.
Comments: Statutory regulation will ensure the proper qualification and competence of the practitioners. The right of using unlicensed herbal medicines should be restricted to registered practitioners to ensure the public to access effective and safe herbal medicines
Q6: If herbal and TCM practitioners are not statutorily regulated, how (if at all) should unlicensed herbal medicines prepared or commissioned by these practitioners be regulated?
Answer: There is no option other than statutory regulation.
Comments: Only statutory regulation can ensure that practitioners are qualified and competent to use unlicensed herbal medicines. They should be the only people to be allowed by SR to use such herbal medicines. Without SR (such as current situation), harmful incidents can not be avoided and public safety can not be ensured.
Q7: What would be the effect on public, practitioners and businesses if, in order to comply with the requirements of European medicines legislation, practitioners were unable to supply manufactured unlicensed herbal medicines commissioned from a third party?
Significant effect
Some effect
No effect
Unsure
Answer: Significant effect.
Comments: it would be a disaster. Public would be denied for access to herbal medicines, practitioners would be forced to discontinue their practice and herbal medicine would be dead.
Q8: How might the risk of harm to the public be reduced other than by orthodox statutory regulation? For example by voluntary self-regulation underpinned by consumer protection legislation and by greater public awareness, by accreditation of voluntary registration bodies, or by a statutory or voluntary licensing regime?
Voluntary self-regulation
Accreditation of voluntary bodies
Statutory or voluntary licensing
Unsure
Answer: Unsure.
Comments: All the options given in this question are meant to keep the current situation, in which public safety can not be secured, risks and potential harms can not be prevented as argued in our responses to above relevant questions. The most effective way to protect public is statutory regulation.
Q9: What would you estimate would be the regulatory burden and financial costs, to the public, to practitioners and to businesses, for the alternatives to statutory regulation suggested at Question 8?
Answer: Not applicable
Comments: Statutory regulation is the most effective and efficient way. Currently, several regulatory regimes co-exist as listed in Question 8 and they cause more burden and cost to the public, practitioners and businesses, directly or indirectly. After SR, practitioners will simply pay for their registration; therefore licensing fee, cost to trading standard agents etc will be avoided.
Q10: What would you envisage would be the benefits to the public, to practitioners, and to businesses, for the alternatives to statutory regulation outlined at Question 8?
Answer: not applicable.
Comments: The alternatives to statutory regulation as described in Question 8 do not offer any benefits more than SR does to the public, practitioners and businesses.
Q11: If you feel that not all three practitioner groups justify statutory regulation, which group(s) does/do not and please give your reasons why/why not?
Acupuncture
Herbal Medicine
TCM
Unsure
Answer: None of the above
Comments: All three practitioner groups justify statutory regulation. They are interlinked with each other in a form of cross-practice. It is practically impossible to regulate one practice or one group and leave the others unregulated. A joint regulation for all three groups has been on DH agenda since 2005 and it is the right direction to keep.
Q12: Would it be helpful to the public for these practitioners to be regulated in a way which differentiates them from the regulatory regime for mainstream professions publicly perceived as having an evidence base of clinical effectiveness? If so, why? If not, why not?
Yes
No
Unsure
Answer: No.
Comments: The aim of statutory regulation is to protect public from harms caused by incompetent practitioners, it is not about evidence. The current situation has proved that without SR, public safety can not be secured as it does not prevent unqualified and incompetent practitioners causing harms to their patients.
Q13: Given the Government’s commitment to reducing the overall burden of unnecessary statutory regulation, can you suggest which areas of healthcare practice present sufficiently low risk so that they could be regulated in a different, less burdensome way or de-regulated, if a decision is made to statutorily regulate acupuncturists, herbalists and traditional Chinese medicine practitioners?
Yes
No
Unsure
Answer: No.
Comments: All three professions bear risks to the public if they are not properly regulated. We can not think of any alternatives which can offer the same level of protection as statutory regulation.
Q14: If there were to be statutory regulation, should the Health Professions Council (HPC) regulate all three professions? If not, which one(s) should the HPC not regulate?
Yes
No
Unsure
Answer: Yes.
Comments: This is a pointless question. A joint regulation under HPC for all three professions has been in the DH agenda since 2005, and it was strongly recommended in Steering Group report. We do not see the point why any of them should be regulated separately.
Q15: If there were to be statutory regulation, should the Health Professions Council or the General Pharmaceutical Council/Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland regulate herbal medicine and traditional Chinese medicine practitioners?
HPC
GPC/PSNI
Unsure
Answer: HPC.
Comments: As a joint regulation, only HPC can regulate all three groups. GPC or PSNI can not regulate herbal medicine and TCM practitioners as we are practitioners, not pharmacists. We treat patients using not only herbal medicines, but acupuncture as well. The herbal medicines we use usually are tailor-made according to patient’s need; this is totally different from selling medicines to customers. It is against the basic principles to regulate herbal medicine and TCM practitioners in the same regulatory body as for pharmacists.
Q16: If neither, who should and why?
Answer: not applicable.
Comments: The first option for regulating three professions is HPC. The second option could be a joint CAM Council as recommended by DH prior to 2005.
Q17:
a) Should acupuncture be subject to a different form of regulation from that for herbalism and traditional Chinese medicine? If so, what?
Yes
No
Unsure
b) Can acupuncture be adequately regulated through local means, for example through Health and Safety legislation, Trading Standards legislation and Local Authority licensing?
Yes
No
Unsure
(a) Answer: No.
Comments: three professions should be regulated under one regulatory body. All TCM practitioners also practice acupuncture. A separate regulation will cause a lot of problems to us.
b) Can acupuncture be adequately regulated through local means, for example through Health and Safety legislation, Trading Standards legislation and Local Authority licensing?
(b) Answer: No.
Comments: All the local means mentioned here are basically the current situation which does not ensure the authority to check the qualification and does not offer and national standards for acupuncture practice. Therefore a good practice and public safety can not be guaranteed. Only a statutory regulation can offer such guarantee.
Q18.
a) Should the titles acupuncturist, herbalist and [traditional] Chinese medicine practitioner be protected?
b) If your answer is no which ones do you consider should not be legally protected?
Yes
No
Unsure
Answer: Yes.
Comments: Through title protection, unqualified “practitioners” will not be allowed to practice, public can be ensured that they receive treatment only from qualified and registered practitioners. This is best for the interest and safety of the public. For this reason, the titles of all three professions should be protected.
Q19: Should a new model of regulation be tested where it is the functions of acupuncture, herbal medicine and TCM that are protected, rather than the titles of acupuncturist, herbalist or Chinese medicine practitioner?
Yes
No
Unsure
Answer: No.
Comments: There is not any better model of regulation than statutory regulation. Ideally both title and function of the three professions should be protected. Statutory regulation can protect function through protecting title, and it is the most feasible model.
Q20: If statutory professional self-regulation is progressed, with a model of protection of title, do you agree with the proposals for “grandparenting” set out in the Pittilo report?
Yes
No
Unsure
Answer: Yes.
Comments: There should be a “Grandparenting” scheme in place when introducing a new regulation for existing practitioners to get registered in a more favorable and convenient way. However, the Pittilo report recommended a “Grandparenting” with favorable arrangement for professional qualification as minimum requirement), but not for English language competence. This is not fair to many Chinese TCM practitioners.
Q21: In the event of a decision that statutory or voluntary regulation is needed, do you agree that all practitioners should be able to achieve an English language IELTS score of 6.5 or above in order to register in the UK?
Answer: No.
Comments: We agree that for any future practitioners there should be an English language requirement such as IELTS 6.5 after the regulation takes place. However, for existing practitioners who have safely practised in the UK for more than 5 years, there must be some favorable arrangement on language. We do not understand why the “Grandparenting” recommended by Pittilo report offers favorable arrangement on anything else but not on language. We strongly urge that for existing practitioners, especially the members of those organizations that met the criteria set up by Steering Working Group for recommending to HPC for automatic registration, there should be some favorable arrangement on English language
Q22: Could practitioners demonstrate compliance with regulatory requirements and communicate effectively with regulators, the public and other healthcare professionals if they do not achieve the standard of English language competence normally required for UK registration? What additional costs would occur for both practitioners and regulatory authorities in this case?
Yes
No
Unsure
Answer: Yes.
Comments: Many TCM practitioners can still communicate effectively with their patients and other health professionals, even their English does not reach IELTS 6.5.
IELTS is a test mainly for young English language learners. Many non-native British practitioners have lived and practised in the UK for many years, their English is good enough for them to communicate with their patients, public and other health professionals, but they may never reach IELTS 6.5 as language test can be much more difficult to adults. For those with poor English competence, they have been using interpreter’s help in their practice in the past years and this should be allowed in the new regulation for these existing practitioners. The extra cost involved mainly to the practitioners themselves on interpretation service. And it can be left to the practitioners themselves to cover this cost.
Q23: What would the impact be on the public, practitioners and businesses (financial and regulatory burden) if practitioners unable to achieve an English language IELTS score of 6.5 or above are unable to register in the UK?
Significant impact
Some impact
No impact
Unsure
Answer: Significant impact
Comments: The biggest impact would be on those practitioners as they would be denied into register and as a consequence they will be disallowed to practise and will lose their livelihoods. Their job loss due to regulation could be a very serious issue and may be related to Human Right law, etc. The negative impact on the public would be that patients lose the access to their service from highly qualified and well experienced practitioners. Impact on the business and government etc is also obvious as if they have to discontinue their practice; it means unemployment, jobseeker benefit, human right issues, etc.
Q24: Are there any other matters you wish to draw to our attention?
Comments: Highlight of our responses
• Statutory regulation is our No1 choice;
• HPC is our favourite regulatory body;
• Three practitioners groups should be jointly regulation;
• Only registered practitioners should be allowed to use herbal medicines;
• Titles should be protected;
• There should be a favourable arrangement on English language for existing practitioners.
Why?
Doctors need to know about popular remedies so they can discuss them nonjudgmentally and give competent advice, the government says, and many universities and medical groups agree.
But to critics, it's like teaching Harry Potter medicine. Students are being asked to close their eyes to science principles that guide the rest of their training in order to keep an open mind about pseudoscience, they say.
Chinese medicine= Harry Potter medicine?
No,I think you really need learn what is Chinese medicine.
Source:MSNbchealth
]]>Researchers from Tufts University School of Medicine have determined that patients over 65 years of age with knee osteoarthritis (OA) who engage in regular Tai Chi exercise improve physical function and experience less pain. Tai Chi (Chuan) is a traditional style of Chinese martial arts that features slow, rhythmic movements to induce mental relaxation and enhance balance, strength, flexibility, and self-efficacy.
Physical components of Tai Chi are consistent with current exercise recommendations for OA, which include range of motion, flexibility, muscle conditioning, and aerobic work out. Researchers believe the mental feature of Tai Chi addresses negative effects of chronic pain by promoting psychological wellbeing, life satisfaction, and perceptions of health.
Source:http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091029102417.htm
]]>More than 20 people with swine flu are dangerously ill as doctors warn that a second wave is hitting London.
There have been many scientific studies that bear out acupuncture’s effectiveness in raising immunity. In a recent Japanese study, for example, researchers tested subjects’ blood before and after acupuncture. They measured different types of immunity cells, including T-cells, B-cells, macrophages and Natural killer (NK) cells, and they found a statistically significant increase in these cells after acupuncture. The researchers concluded that “…acupuncture may regulate the immune system and promote the activities of humoral and cellular immunity as well as NK cell activity.[1]
So,think about acupuncture........
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Reference:Evidence Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2007 Dec;4(4):447-453.
I use acupuncture on every patient. After 28 years of experience, I think it is an invaluable way to release the soft tissues, ease muscle pain and prepare a physical structure for manipulation.
I use massage to locate all the tender points in the affected area and then place fine needles into these points. There is a reduction in pain perception and the muscle spasm is eased.
Acupuncture has also been proven to work when stimulating the nervous system, which induces the release of endorphins. These have a similar chemical structure to morphine.
I'm glad to know more and more practitioners understand that acupuncture play a great role in back pain treatment.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1224360/Why-suddenly-pain--it.html#ixzz0VbSqH4P5
]]>Corticosteroid shots provide quick relief for people suffering from a common type of hip pain, but the benefits don't last, a new study in The American Journal of Sports Medicine shows.
Known as greater trochanter pain syndrome (the trochanter is the upper part of the femur where it joins the pelvis), this condition is typically treated with physical therapy, training error correction, and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, Dr. Jan D. Rompe of the OrthoTrauma Evaluation Center in Mainz, Germany and his colleagues note.
Yes, We understand
]]>The study, reported in the journal Obstetrics & Gynecology, tested a tactic known as moxibustion, which uses heat to stimulate a particular acupuncture point in an effort to turn a breech fetus to the head-down position before birth.
Researchers found that the method appeared no more effective than Mother Nature among the 212 women they studied.
So.Take care!
]]>NICE guidance will ‘still apply where relevant’ but only alcohol, tobacco, gambling, debt repayment and GP/emergency services are specifically excluded from direct budgets in the guidance.
The document says everyone ‘capable of managing a direct payment’ will be given one as part of the pilots of personal health budgets announced in 20 PCTs last month.
The pilots are expected to involve thousands of GPs, who will help patients draw up a care plan, allocate the money they are given and review the plan regularly.
It seems to be some confusion. On the one hand they have been quite clear that the NHS should use resources based on evidence-based guidance developed by NICE, but there seems to be some confusion about the degree of flexibility patients will have.
Sourse: http://www.pulsetoday.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=35&storycode=4124159&c=2
]]>Normally people have to visit different locations to get chiropractic care, massage therapy, acupuncture. Battersea & Wandsworth Chiropractors provides all of these services in one integrated state-of-the-art clinic.
Some conditions routinely treated with chiropractic at Battersea & Wandsworth Chiropractors clinic are:
• Back pain
• Neck pain
• Bursitis
• Headaches
• Poor posture
• Motor vehicle injuries
• Repetitive strain injuries
• Sports-related injuries
• Tendonitis
• Work-related injuries
The acupuncturist is Dr. Zak Han who holds a degree in Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine from the Military medical University of China and has many years of professional experience.
]]>Just read a news from internet....
While massaging a detective who pretended to be a customer, one of the woman offered to have sex for money and was also charged with prostitution.
The women, ages 51 and 46, both of Flushing, gave the massages to the plainclothes detectives at Qigong Tuina/Acupressure, Acupuncture Bodywork.
Acupuncture and Chinese massage(Tuina) are traditional Chinese medicine,it has good reputation for thousands years.
Anyone doing illegal disgusted business, please don't claim you practice acupuncture or Chinese medicine. YOU ARE NOT ACUPUNCTURIST!!!!!!Stop damage TCM reputation!
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]]>The researchers who made the discovery scanned the spinal cords of volunteers while applying painful heat to one arm. Then they rubbed a cream onto the arm and told the volunteers that it contained a painkiller – but in fact it had no active ingredient. Even so, the cream made spinal-cord neural activity linked to pain vanish.
So,The placebo effect is not only real; its ability to deaden pain has been pinpointed to cells in the spinal cord. That raises hopes for new ways of treating conditions such as chronic pain.
Powerful placebo,I think it may be why many "famous therapists" always have better results,as patients belive that they are doing right job.
Oh,my dear.
]]>New EU regulations require all those who practice herbal medicine to be authorised persons and therefore state regulated practitioners from 2011.
...................Outlawing herbal medicine will have serious adverse effects on the lives of the hundreds of thousands of people who use herbal medicine in the UK. It will put practising herbalists out of work. It will render degree qualifications in herbal medicine worthless.
The consultation ends on November 2nd.
We, the undersigned, demand that the Prime Minister intercedes on our behalf to ensure properly trained and qualified practitioners are allowed to become "authorised persons" and continue the delivery of herbal medicine.
for detail
]]>Required Education and Skills: Requires an MD or DO degree from and accredited institution as well as the following:
Current professional license in North Carolina or ability to acquire same. Completion of residency and fellowship in ambulatory care, family practice or internal medicine. AMBA board certification in Medical Acupuncture or equivalent clinical experience. Clinical experience includes use of channel, auricular and other micro-system acupuncture for the treatment of mental health conditions (anxiety, insomnia, agitation, hyper-vigilance, impulsivity, addiction). Ability to mentor residents/physicians to develop clinical confidence in acupuncture skills. Knowledge of clinical trials.
Wow,I don't think you can easily find right person here.
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