Article: Acupuncture & osteoporosis. (Acupuncture and Moxibustion).

With recent revelations in the news about the possible dangers of long term Hormone Replacement Therapy, many women are searching for other possible methods of preventing osteoporosis and other degenerative diseases related to hormonal decline after menopause. This article offers one treatment method which may be of interest to such women.

In the February issue of the Zhong Yi Za Zhi (Journal of Chinese Medicine, #2, 2001, p. 88), Ou-yang, Gang et al. discuss "The Influence of Acupuncture on Postmenopausal Female Bone Density." This article is based on a clinical trial involving 42 postmenopausal women 50-70 years of age, all of whom were seen as out-patients ...

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