20 Jan

Peripheral Neuropathy

Common causes include systemic diseases (such as diabetes or leprosy), vitamin deficiency, medication (e.g., chemotherapy), traumatic injury, excessive alcohol consumption, immune system disease, or infection, or it may be inherited (present from birth). Treating Peripheral Neuropathy with Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine By: Diane Joswick, L.Ac., MSOM For some people it is experienced as the uncomfortable […]

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06 Dec

Chemotherapy: Induced pain and Acupuncture

Acupuncture may help relieving severe nerve pain experienced by the patients undergoing cancer treatment, a new study has suggested.  Cancer patients treated with taxanes, vinca alkaloids, or platinum compounds can develop a condition known as chemotherapy induced peripheral neuropathy, or CIPN for short, as a by-product of their treatment.  These powerful drugs can damage peripheral nerves, particularly in the calves […]

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