Thursday, February 10, 2011

Acupuncture after joint replacement surgery

During the past year I've seen several patient after total joint replacement surgery. Acupuncture  helped relieve pain and assisted their progress towards regaining strength and range of motion through better performance during physical therapy sessions. There were no cases of infections and the scars healed well.

A study was conducted by Raj K. Sinha, Deidre Braun,  and Robert Murphy and published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - British Volume, Vol 90-B, Issue SUPP_I, 184. They concluded that acupuncture indeed "reduced narcotic usage and improve physical therapy after total joint replacement."  See the complete article:

POSTOPERATIVE ACUPUNCTURE DECREASES NARCOTIC REQUIREMENT AFTER TOTAL HIP AND KNEE REPLACEMENT

 More studies need to be done on this subject, but my experience has been so positive that I encourage those needing joint replacement to seek treatments from a licensed acupuncturist for help with pain relief and optimal healing.

12 comments:

Anonymous said...

The efficacy of acupuncture in the treatment of many diagnoses, and its safety when properly performed.

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Natural Med Therapy said...

Acupuncture Treatments is very useful for relief pain.There are many other advantages also like use for Back-pain.thanks for sharing your experience with us.

Unknown said...

Acupuncture Therapy is the best treatment therapy when it is used safely.

Anonymous said...

Acupuncture is said to relieve body from pain namely muscular and pain that emanate from spine region.

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Unknown said...

I highly doubt that the debate about whether acupuncture should be considered a legitimate medical solution will end anytime in the near future. But, I personally believe that it is effective in terms of physical and emotional healing. There have been many cases of health problems cured with regular acupuncture treatments. The testimonies range from simple muscle pain and injuries, to allergies and menopause, and even the improvement of the mindset of a cancer patient undergoing chemo. One thing that can definitely not be denied is that acupuncture has helped a lot of people.

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Unknown said...

From these studies we can derive some conclusion that acupuncture is indeed effective in reducing pain and fostering healing. Though, more studies should be done to match those conflicting studies.

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Unknown said...

Thanks for sharing beautiful experience with us. keep it up.
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Syrius said...

Acupuncture pain treatment is very useful back pain and for other pain.

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Unknown said...

Thanks for taking the time to discuss this, I feel strongly about it and learning more on this topic. If possible, as you gain expertise, would you mind updating your blog with more information? It is extremely helpful for me.BY-Health Tips

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Braydenblake said...

Acupuncture and Chinese herbs can be conducive to increasing their success rates, reducing pain, reduce stress and ease childbirth. nice share
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Unknown said...

Awesome! I love how you explained the essence of chiropractic and Acupuncture without discussing symptoms, health or wellness. Las Vegas Chiropractor