Sticking It To Arthritis Pain

Acupuncture and Chinese Herbology is a therapy that has been studied extensively. It can be quite effective in managing pain and reducing stress associated with living with the chronic arthritis and extremely successful in the prevention of osteoarthritis if therapy is sought early enough.

DID YOU KNOW???
That as early as in 1980, the World Health Organization endorsed acupuncture for the treatment of some 40 ailments, including both osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.
In 1997, an National Institute of Health panel also concluded that acupuncture was not only helpful for postoperative pain and nausea, but also could help in the treatment of fibromyalgia and other musculoskeletal conditions, and without the side effects of anti-inflammatory drugs.
The University of Maryland School of Medicine recently completed a four-year National Institute of Health-funded study, the largest ever undertaken, to determine how well acupuncture works. The results, published in December 2004 in the Annals of Internal Medicine, found that traditional Chinese acupuncture significantly reduces pain and improves function for patients with knee osteoarthritis who have moderate or more severe pain despite taking pain medication. But let’s not forget Chinese Herbal treatments - both internal and external.

Here's Your Healthy Tip of the Day:  If you suffer from arthritis pain, call or make an appointment for an acupuncture treatment today and 'stick it' to that nasty pain.