Guest guest Posted November 5, 2004 Report Share Posted November 5, 2004 I think it reveals that even bad / inadvertent " Japanese Style " is still helpful.... But well-done TCM is certainly more effective than accidental Toyo Hari.(I believe the point selection / location would certainly have been different under proper use of Toyo Hari than in TCM). Benjamin Hawes, MAOM, Lic. Ac., CORTEZ FAMILY ACUPUNCTURE 1430 E. Main Street, Suite #4 Cortez, CO 81321 (970) 565-0230 > Message: 18 > Thu, 4 Nov 2004 10:44:05 -0800 > " Ed Kasper LAc " <eddy > RE: New acupuncture research article for knee arthritis > > Does this speak of the effectiveness of Chinese Style Acupuncture (No Pain > No Gain) treatment style over the Japanese Style of shallow or non- > insertion > technique ? > > Ed Kasper LAc. Santa Cruz, CA > > > > > 1. New acupuncture research article for knee arthritis > " Attilio D'Alberto " <attiliodalberto > Wed, 3 Nov 2004 21:23:38 -0000 > " Attilio D'Alberto " <attiliodalberto > New acupuncture research article for knee arthritis > > > Traditional Chinese Acupuncture May Be Effective for Osteoarthritis of > Knee > > Jane Salodof MacNeil > Medscape Medical News 2004. © 2004 Medscape > > Oct. 20, 2004 (San Antonio) - Traditional Chinese acupuncture reduces > knee pain and improves function for osteoarthritis patients, > <<< snipped>>> Pain scores decreased by 3.79 points and function scores by > 12.42 points for traditional acupuncture patients who completed 26 weeks > of > therapy. Control subjects receiving the sham treatment showed a more > modest > improvement: reductions of 2.92 points for pain and 9.87 for function. > <<<snipped>>> > The " sham " acupuncture consisted mostly of needles taped, instead of > inserted, to specific points on a patient's body. Because all of the > patients were new to acupuncture, Dr. Hochberg said, they did not know > they > were not receiving the traditional Chinese treatment for Bi syndrome, a > diagnosis of knee pain. > > ACR 68th Annual Scientific Meeting: Abstract 1718. Presented Oct. > 19,2004. > -- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 7.0.280 / Virus Database: 264.12.2 - Release 10/22/2004 > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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