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Article: Needles to ease your pain: acupuncture has been shown to relieve some kinds of discomfort, but first seek a diagnosis from your doctor, and add exercise and a good diet to improve your results.(Acupuncture)
- Article from:
- Men's Health Advisor
- Article date:
- March 1, 2007
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Acupuncture is like untying a muscular straightjacket that causes pain.
That's how Cleveland Clinic acupuncturist Tim Rhudy, M.S., L.Ac., views the ancient Chinese form of medicine.
Recent research supports the pain-relieving benefits of acupuncture. A study in the November issue of the journal Arthritis & Rheumatism found that patients with knee and hip osteoarthritis showed significant improvements with acupuncture treatments. And, separate studies, published in September in the British Medical Journal and the American Journal of Epidemiology, found that acupuncture relieved chronic low-back pain.
But, while acupuncture may be effective for ...