Acupuncture Continuing Education

Acupuncture Cuts Post-Surgical Pain Study

Acupuncture relieves postoperative complications. Researchers compared laparoscopic surgery patients receiving only anesthesia with patients receiving anesthesia plus electroacupuncture. The group receiving electroacupuncture had less postoperative nausea and vomiting. The acupuncture patients also had improved mental state scores, less irritability and showed improvements in sedation scores. The researchers also documented that electroacupuncture promoted “gastric and systemic […]