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Acupuncture for Other Treatments

Acupuncture can help cancer patient with radiation side effects and chemotherapy. Acupuncture can have an immediate impact on diabetes and speed up surgery and injury recovery.

 
 

Acupuncture For Chemotherapy

Chemotherapy commonly causes symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, peripheral neuropathy (PN), and leukopenia. Acceptance of acupuncture as a supportive antiemetic is growing as studies prove that it is effective at reducing nausea and vomiting associated with chemotherapy. Additionally, data suggests that there is a positive effect of acupuncture on chemotherapy induced PN (CIPN). CIPN can be very disabling and/or painful, have a major impact on patient quality of life, and delay chemotherapy treatments if severe enough.

Dundee, J. W., Yang, J., & McMillan, C. M. (1991). Non-invasive stimulation of the P6 (Neiguan) antiemetic acupuncture point in cancer chemotherapy. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, 84(4), 210-212.

Franconi, G., Manni, L., Schröder, S., Marchetti, P., & Robinson, N. (2013). A systematic review of experimental and clinical acupuncture in chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2013.

 

Author: Erica Rosen, LAc, EAMP, Dipl.OM

 
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Acupuncture For Diabetes

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Acupuncture For Radiation Side Effects

Radiation therapy is used to treat cancer. It can cause side-effects by damaging normal, healthy cells near the cancer site. Short term side-effects of radiation generally begin during or shortly after treatment, and generally resolve within several weeks of the end of radiation therapy. The more common and generalized side-effects of radiation therapy are fatigue, and skin problems. Other early side-effects are usually related to the area being treated such as xerostomia (dry mouth) or hair loss when the head and neck are being treated, or nausea and diarrhea when the abdomen or pelvis are being treated.

Studies show that acupuncture can effectively treat xerostomia, gastro-intestinal issues (nausea, diarrhea), and generally reduce pain, relax the patient and help them access their parasympathetic nervous system.

Pinkowish, M. D. (2009). Acupressure and acupuncture for side effects of radiotherapy. CA: a cancer journal for clinicians, 59(5), 277-280.

Cho, J. H., Chung, W. K., Kang, W., Choi, S. M., Cho, C. K., & Son, C. G. (2008). Manual acupuncture improved quality of life in cancer patients with radiation-induced xerostomia. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, 14(5), 523-526.

 

Author: Erica Rosen, LAc, EAMP, Dipl.OM

 
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Acupuncture For Surgery Recovery

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