Acupuncture can help those going through chemotherapy
Acupuncture is an alternative medicine therapy that heals through stimulating designated points of the body. It has been used for over 3,000 years to treat different conditions. Acupuncture can be used in combining the insertion of needles, finger pressure and application of heat to treat conditions such as chemotherapy symptoms, headaches and migraines and all variations of pain.
If being stuck with needles doesn't sound very healthy to you, think again: for many people around the world, acupuncture-- a form of traditional Chinese medicine-- is the treatment of choice for a wide variety of ailments. Based on the Chinese principle of Chi energy, acupuncture has been used to treat headaches, chronic pain, addictions, stress and much more. What can acupuncture do for you? And more importantly-- does it really work?
Join our panel of experts as they discuss this ancient-- and increasingly popular-- health practice.
Acupuncture has been used to treat an extensive number
of ailments and conditions. Our panel discusses some areas in which it
seems to have been most successful. Topics will include:
How effective is acupuncture in treating pain?
Can acupuncture help in the treatment of substance abuse?
How does an acupuncturist diagnose your problem and decide
what treatment to use?
For which conditions is acupuncture not an appropriate
treatment option?
The mind is a powerful tool. Have you ever thought about your favorite dessert and started to salivate? You may not have known it, but you were practising something called visualization. This technique of mind over body may be used to help treat a range of medical conditions, from warts to cancer. Join our panel of experts as they discuss this powerful mind-body technique.