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Tai Chi helping fibromyalgia

Study in to Tai Chi helping fibromyalgia found that a number of patients responded well to it. Tai chi is great for correcting balance through slow movement and deep breathing, stimulating the chi in the body and giving clients a sense of wellbeing

Evidence to support acupuncture,

New evidence to support acupuncture has been found,  A molecule which may control how acupuncture relieves pain has been pinpointed by US researchers.
Experiments in mice showed that levels of adenosine - a natural painkiller - increased in tissues near acupuncture sites. Adenosine is a chemical found in the body which regulats sleep and stops inflamation, the experiment suggests by inserting needles within certain meridian points it triggers the body to relaease this chemical.

Tai chi for back pain

Any form of movement or exercise will have a positive effect on your body and help keep it supple and strong, but this can be difficult to achieve if you are in pain and have limited movement ability.

Tai Chi may be an activity that is suitable for those with back pain and joint stiffness as it can be tailored to the individual and built-up gradually concentrating both the mind and body on awareness and improvement.

Tai Chi is an ancient form of Chinese martial art that is practised for its effects on health and in competitions. Modern styles of Tai Chi are not practised for their competitive qualities and most people practise without making contact with other people.

Tai Chi is a very popular form of exercise and every morning hundreds of people take part in routines and regimes around the globe.It works by freeing up the natural channels of energy that flow through the body.

Acupuncture made available on the NHS for chronic lower back pain

Traditional acupuncture has been used for over 2,000 years to alleviate back pain and British Acupuncture Council members have for many many years been successfully treating patients for this condition either in private practice or working within the NHS. In effect, therefore, these new guidelines are a rubber stamp of the positive work already being undertaken as well as an endorsement of the wealth of research evidence now available in this area.

How acupuncture helps Breast Cancer patients

Not only is acupuncture as effective as drug therapy at reducing hot flashes in breast cancer patients, it has the added benefit of potentially increasing a woman's sex drive and improving her sener of well-being, according to a new US study. The results show that acupuncture, when compared to drug therapy, has a longer lasting effec on the reduction of hot flushes and night sweats for wome recieving hormone therapy for breast cancer tratment.

Promising evidence for acupuncture in period pain

Supporting evidence that the use of acupuncture to treat period pains is "promising", according to a scientific reveiw published in a leading gynaecological journal. Around 40-50% of women have experienced primary dysmenorrhoea, or menstrul cramps, the case of which is usually unknown (when the causes are known, it is referred to as "secondary" dysmenorrhoea eg due to uterine fibroids, pelvic infection, endometriosis etc). For some women, the pain can become more severe or may for longer as they grow older. There are also other related symptoms such as nausea, diarrhoea, mograine, backache and mood swings.

Children's Health

 It seems that more parents are wisely seeking holistic means to relieve their children's symptoms and to restore their health. In fact there is thousand-year-long history of treating children's disorders with Chinese herbal
medicine and acupuncture.

Since children's physiological feature is completely different  to adults, treatment requires extra experience and skills. Due to the fact that their resistance is still weak, children are vulnerable to various pathogens, and tend to develop more serious complications. However, just because that their qi is on its way to rise, to
flourish and to vitalize, they stand better chances of being cured given the timing and
proper approach.

One million pound funding for TCM

A project entitled "good practice in Traditional Chinese Medicine research in the post- genomic Era" has won funding of nine hundred and ninety five thousand one hundred euros. The consortium bid headed by twenty nine institutional beneficiaries and several small to mid sized enterprises in both China and EU. The aim is to recognise the problem areas and find answers using contemporary investigation techniques.  
sourced from medical news today

Pain management

The World Health Organization (WHO) in 2002 released a report entitled Acupuncture: Review and Analysis of Reports on Controlled Clinical Trials. This report states that acupuncture "can be regarded as the method of choice for treating many chronically painful conditions."

According to WHO, acupuncture's effective rate in the treatment of chronic pain is comparable with that of morphine. Acupuncture has been shown clinically to trigger the central nervous system to release pain-relieving chemicals, such as endorphins. Many neurotransmitters are also affected by acupuncture, and changes in these may affect pain transmission from irritated nerves

Postnatal Conditions

Childbirth, though beautiful, is very exhausting to the body. New mums always feel their bodies are never the same as they used to be. Neither is their qi. Postpartum is an ideal time to use Chinese herbal medicine and acupuncture to reactivate, rebuild and rebalance the body. More often the emphasis is on nourishing qi and blood, harmonizing yin and yang.