Acupuncture Antidepressant Connection For Depression
Acupuncture treats major depression by enhancing the effect of SSRIs (serotonin reuptake inhibitors). Researchers conclude that acupuncture combined with SSRIs is more effective than using SSRI medications alone. The combined care treatment benefits were statistically larger from the very first week of care. As a result, the researchers note that acupuncture potentially reduces the “delay […]
Acupuncture Cuts Low Back Pain
New research confirms that acupuncture reduces lower back pain. Researchers conclude that acupuncture reduces pain, lowers absenteeism from work and prevents relapses. The researchers also conclude that adding special acupuncture points, called confluent points, adjusted for the time of day that acupuncture treatments are administered significantly enhances clinical outcomes for patients with chronic lower back […]