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March 3, 2014

Acupuncture for High Blood Pressure

About 50 million Americans suffer from hypertension, or high blood pressure, which can lead to heart attack or stroke. Conventional medications are expensive and may leave patients with unpleasant side effects, such as ankle swelling, fatigue, depression and sexual dysfunction. Acupuncture can improve the prospects of people with severe heart failure, research has shown. Researchers

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March 3, 2014

Acupuncture for Labor and Childbirth

Acupuncture for Labor Lowers Drug Use Women who receive acupuncture during labor are less likely to ask for an epidural for pain, and may feel more relaxed, than those who go without acupuncture treatment, according to a Swedish researchers report. Women who received acupuncture did not experience any negative effects from the treatment. “The results

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pelvic pain pregnancy
March 3, 2014

Acupuncture Infertility

Can Acupuncture Treatment Lead to Pregnancy? The research is showing some promising results. A review of recent medical research suggests that acupuncture treatment may help improve your odds of fertility. It is estimated that infertility affects 1 in 10 or 10% of the population. Acupuncture is now being touted as a safe alternative to help

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new patient acupuncture information
February 27, 2014

Acupuncture Information For New Patients

Acupuncture Patient FAQ At our practice, we use medical acupuncture to treat patients. Most new patients have never experienced an acupuncture evaluation or treatment previously. We assess the meridians (or acupuncture pathways) using Electrical Meridian Imaging (EMI). Next, we assemble the data into a computer program to graph and evaluate the patient’s meridians. Lastly, we

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June 20, 2013

Virginia: Acupuncture Scope of Practice

  Virginia: Acupuncture Scope of Practice §54.1-2900 of the Code of Virginia: “Practice of acupuncture means the stimulation of certain points on or near the surface of the body by the insertion of needles to prevent or modify the perception of pain or to normalize physiological functions, including pain control, for the treatment of certain

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