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Acupuncture at Brookdale Health
Brookdale Health utilizes acupuncture treatment
for a variety of conditions and symptoms. The
World Health Organization recognizes acupuncture and
traditional Oriental medicine's ability to treat more
than 43 common disorders, including:
• Disorders of the bones, muscles, joints and
nervous system, such as arthritis, migraine headaches,
neuralgia, insomnia, dizziness, and low back, neck and
shoulder pain.
• Gastrointestinal disorders, such as food allergies,
peptic ulcer, chronic diarrhea, constipation, indigestion,
gastrointestinal weakness, anorexia and gastritis.
• Respiratory diseases, such as emphysema, sinusitis,
asthma, allergies and bronchitis.
• Circulatory illnesses, such as hypertension,
angina pectoris, arteriosclerosis and anemia.
• Emotional and psychological problems, including
depression and anxiety.
• Addictions, such as alcohol, nicotine and drugs.
• Eye, ear, nose and throat disorders.
• Supportive therapy for other chronic and painful
debilitating diseases.
• Urogenital problems, including stress incontinence,
urinary tract infections, and sexual dysfunction.
• Gynecological concerns, such as irregular, heavy,
or painful menstruation, infertility and premenstrual
syndrome.
• In addition, controlled clinical trials in the
U.S. have evaluated the use of acupuncture combined
with standard stroke protocol for the treatment of paralysis
due to stroke. Effective results were found for
more than 80 percent of the patients receiving acupuncture,
with a cost savings of $26,000 per patient.
• On November 5, 1997 the National Institutes
of Health Consensus Conference (NIH) on acupuncture
concluded that “Acupuncture is an effective treatment
for nausea caused by cancer chemotherapy drugs, surgical
anesthesia, and pregnancy; and for pain resulting from
surgery and a variety of musculoskeletal conditions.”
• The NIH panel also stated that “One of
the advantages of acupuncture is that the incidence
of adverse effects is substantially lower than that
of many other drugs or other accepted medical procedures
used for the same conditions.”
Call for your acupuncture consult today!
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