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New York Times: Considering Bone or Joint Surgery? You May Not Need It.

January 7, 2022

British researchers looked at studies of 10 common orthopedic operations, including surgeries of the knee, hip, shoulder, spine and wrist. They found good evidence of the superiority of surgery over other treatments for carpal tunnel syndrome and total knee replacement. For six other common surgeries, randomized trials found little advantage over interventions like exercise, weight management, physical therapy and drug treatment. The researchers found no controlled trials that had compared hip replacement or knee cartilage repair with nonsurgical care. The study is in The BMJ.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/04/well/bone-joint-surgery.html

Posted by Peng Zhang. Posted In : News & research

Acupuncture for Constipation

May 13, 2021

22-year-old Ellen was visiting her boyfriend's family last year. During her stay she developed constipation, probably due to change of place and diet. She couldn't open her bowels for about 10 days and felt really uncomfortable. Her boyfriend's mum got worried and brought her to see me. I did electro-acupuncture in her tummy and cupping on her back. She felt relaxed afterwards. Two days later I got a phone call from her boyfriend's mum saying: "Ellen went to the toilet a few times the day aft...

Posted by Peng Zhang. Posted In : Digestive system

NICE Recommends Acupuncture for Chronic Primary pain

April 8, 2021

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has published support for the use of both traditional Chinese and Western acupuncture for chronic primary pain. Chronic primary pain is defined by NICE as pain for which no underlying condition adequately accounts for the pain or its impact.

In November 2016, NICE did not support acupuncture for the treatment of low back pain. Their view was that there was no evidence that it was better than sham treatment. (https://www.nice.org.uk/news/...
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Acupuncture for Long Covid - Case 2

February 8, 2021

49-year-old Andrea caught Covid-19 in March. She had a history of asthma for many years. When Covid hit her, the symptoms were mainly in her respiratory system. She had bad cough with phlegm, short breath with wheezing, high temperature and extreme fatigue. The symptoms stabilized after a month's treatment of antibiotics and steroid. But six months on, the lung infection and fatigue were still stopping her from living a normal life. At the time when she came to see me, she was coughing and...
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Posted by Peng Zhang. Posted In : Respiratory system

Acupuncture for Long Covid - Case 1

November 20, 2020

Chris, a 33-year-old strong-built man, caught Covid-19 in April 2020. He had fever for a week followed by a pain in his right calf and heel, which then came on in his other leg and spread to the whole body accompanied by joint stiffness. He lost his energy and couldn't work until a few months later when the symptoms eased. Six months on, his calves were still hurting and affecting his walking, so he came to see me. On examination, his legs were slightly swollen and his calves and right heel ...

Posted by Peng Zhang. Posted In : Muscular-skeletal system