Archive for the 'Moxibustion' Category
Review: Moxibustion for cancer care
Saturday, April 9th, 2011Prof. Ernst and colleagues report, “All studies [of moxibustion] have a high risk of bias.”
And that’s the good news. (more…)
Review: Moxibustion for ulcerative colitis
Wednesday, April 6th, 2011Review: Moxibustion for rheumatic conditions
Saturday, February 19th, 2011 Moxibustion, an acupuncture-like treatment, is increasingly used in the management of rheumatic conditions.
Review: Moxibustion to treat high blood pressure
Wednesday, July 7th, 2010Treating Meniere’s syndrome with acupuncture
Thursday, June 11th, 2009Moxibustion and acupuncture to treat breech presentation
Saturday, March 14th, 2009Breech presentation (opposite direction of the normal position of the fetus) is common in the mid-trimester of pregnancy, with an incidence of 3% to 4% by full term. Women with breech presentation have problems delivering vaginally.
Researchers from Beijing University, in China and the University of Troms, in Norway reviewed the literature on moxibustion, acupuncture, and other acupoint stimulations to correct breech presentation. (more…)
Tuina: Chinese manipulative therapy
Thursday, November 13th, 2008Another review of acupuncture for rheumatoid arthritis
Thursday, August 21st, 2008The growth of acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine in North America
Friday, November 3rd, 2006 Legislation has been submitted in Ontario, Canada to regulate acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine. This is the culmination of an ongoing process that started in Canada in 1994. The proposed legislation would create a self-governing regulatory college, and restrict the practice of acupuncture to members of the profession who would be able to use title, doctor.
In North America, it’s the latest event in the growth of acupuncture, which was virtually unknown here until 1972 when China opened its doors to the West.