This is part one of a two-part article. Although massage has many benefits for Type I diabetics, there are specific evaluation and management protocols that must be respected and performed to avoid complications and/or patient harm....
Thirty RCTs involving 3503 participants were included in the study to evaluate evidence for the effectiveness of acupuncture in the treatment of lumbar disc herniation (LDH). Meta-analysis showed that acupuncture had a higher total...
March is National Endometriosis Awareness Month in the US. Endometriosis is defined as functional endometrial glands and stoma outside the uterine cavity. Symptoms include, but are not limited to dysmenorrhea, dyspareunia, chronic pelvic pain, and/or...
About a decade ago, the military and Veteran Affairs began promoting a range of alternative approaches to pain treatment, including acupuncture, yoga, and chiropractic care. Federal research evaluators say there's some good evidence acupuncture...
Seasonal allergic rhinitis (SAR) is a common disease that has detrimental effects on the quality of life (QoL) of affected individuals. Approximately 18% of patients try to alleviate their symptoms through acupuncture. The data...
If you are covered entity under HIPAA, your patients have a right to access their protected health information (PHI) such as clinical records. The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) has developed a model...
Temporal arteritis is a form of vasculitis that involves the large and medium-diameter arteries and leads to progressive headache. Symptoms may be accompanied by vision disorder, subfebrile temperature, fatigue, lack of appetite, weight loss,...
Sedentary people are at greater risk of heart muscle shrinkage and stiffening, which increases risk of heart failure. The American Heart Association News reports a study on 50 sedentary men and women, ages 45-64...
The Military Healthcare System (MHS) shows increasing interest in acupuncture as an alternative to opioids for pain control. In a 2018 article in Med Acupunct, a total of 15,761 people received acupuncture in the...