New Automated Medical Acupuncture Provides Muscle Comfort
Treating Autoimmune Disease with Acupuncture
Over 50 million Americans suffer from autoimmune disease; an autoimmune disease occurs when the body?s immune system attacks healthy tissue.
Due to the complexity of treating autoimmune disorders, integrative medicine solutions including acupuncture and Oriental medicine have received much attention as successful therapies in their treatment. Acupuncture is specifically noted for its use in pain relief, regulating the immune system, managing symptoms and improving quality of life. ]]>
Army To Include AOM for Pain Treatment
[from Acupuncture Today, July 21, 2010]
The statistics are sobering, to say the least. According to leading pain specialists in the Veterans Administration, nine in 10 Iraq and Afghanistan veterans return home with some form of pain, and 60 percent have significant pain.1 Now, a recent announcement by top Army officials may help address this situation and provide our modern military forces with ancient forms of healing to help with pain relief.
On June 25, the Army Surgeon General, Lt. Gen. Eric B. Schoomaker, announced the release of a report by the Pain Management Task Force, which has 109 recommendations for changes in the way Army personnel are treated for pain. Among those recommendations are the inclusion of complementary and alternative treatments such as acupuncture, meditation, biofeedback and yoga. ]]>
Is Cosmetic Acupuncture Effective for Aging?
A major tenet of acupuncture is that to reflect beauty on the outside, you must be healthy on the inside. Cosmetic acupuncture is a unique method of facial rejuvenation based on this philosophy. And its popularity is growing among women in America.]]>
Study: Acupuncture Improves Fertility in Men, Too
Acupuncture Today
Previous research has shown that acupuncture can improve fertility levels in women. Fewer studies on male infertility have been conducted, although evidence suggests that acupuncture can have an effect on sperm production and quality, without causing any changes in behavior or sexual desire. ]]>
Study Supports Acupuncture Effects In Pain Control
The scientific validity of traditional Chinese medicine for pain treatment of pain received a nod of support in the May issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia, official journal of the International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS).
Dr. Philip Lang and colleagues of the University of Munich used quantitative sensory testing to identify changes in pain sensitivity with acupuncture in 24 healthy volunteers. After applying acupuncture to the leg, the researchers found that pain thresholds increased by up to 50 percent. Effects were noted in both the treated leg and the untreated (contralateral) leg. ]]>
At age 31, Jerry Zaslow sustained a lower back injury that caused numbness in his left foot. Despite this injury and against the medical advice of multiple orthopedic surgeons, Zaslow completed fourteen marathons by age 64.  By then, progressive muscle pain and left foot numbness interfered with his running and made him seek medical help again. "I thought I'd need surgery so I could keep running. That's when a running buddy of mine asked if I'd tried acupuncture. My son-in-law, a former resident physician of Dr. Chu suggested that I make an appointment with her". He did. Fourteen years later, at age 79, he still remains physically active. How does Zaslow keep going, disabled by back pain that would keep most people from exercising altogether? Electrical Twitch-Obtaining Intramuscular Stimulation ETOIMS, an automated acupuncture is the answer. Jennifer Chu, MD, is an Associate Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Director of the Soft Tissue Comfort Center at the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center. She created this innovative technique primarily to relieve soft tissue discomfort arising from muscles and connective tissue. ETOIMS deep muscle twitching mechanism relaxes tight muscles.Dr. Chu determined that Jerry Zaslow's chronic pain condition stemmed from nerve root irritation related to spinal stenosis and herniated discs. Often, irritated nerves signal muscles to shorten, resulting in muscle spasm, discomfort and disabilities. Unlike acupuncture that places needles along traditional "energy" lines or meridians to theoretically balance energies, Dr. Chu treats muscle spasms. A monopolar needle-electrode that is automatically inserted, provides a 0.5s electrical pulse, which causes muscles to twitch. The twitch creates a deep focused stretching and relaxation of the muscle relieving muscle discomfort and tightness that gives back pain. Zaslow, the President and CEO of a manufacturing and distribution company, claims temporary retirement from marathons, but not from being physically active. He works eleven-hour days, occasionally runs 1/2-1 block and trains aerobically on exercise equipment. While his objective is to return to long-distance running, Dr. Chu's objective is to maintain his physical activity. Jerry Zaslow says, "I wouldn't be able to be this active without Dr. Chu. Long live ETOIMS"..
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