Category: Acupuncture-Auriculothérapie

Sugar seems to have developed a reputation as the big bad wolf in relation to health. We have reported on numerous studies associating sugar intake with increased aging, cardiovascular disease, obesity and even cancer. Such research has led to many health experts around the globe calling for reductions in recommended sugar intake, with some saying […]

Sugar seems to have developed a reputation as the big bad wolf in relation to health. We have reported on numerous studies associating sugar intake with increased aging, cardiovascular disease, obesity and even cancer. Such research has led to many health experts around the globe calling for reductions in recommended sugar intake, with some saying […]

Background Peripheral joint osteoarthritis is a major cause of pain and functional limitation. Few treatments are safe and effective. Objectives To assess the effects of acupuncture for treating peripheral joint osteoarthritis. Search methods We searched the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (The Cochrane Library 2008, Issue 1), MEDLINE, and EMBASE (both through December 2007), and […]

https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/5/4/e007498 ABSTRACT Introduction: This systematic review aims to assess the effectiveness and safety of acupuncture for treating sciatica. Methods: The following nine databases will be searched from their inception to 30 October 2014: MEDLINE, EMBASE, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), the Chinese Biomedical Literature Database (CBM), the Chinese Medical Current Content (CMCC), the Chinese […]

https://www.inserm.fr/rapport/evaluation-de-lefficacite-et-de-la-securite-de-lacupuncture-2014/ Évaluation de l’efficacité et de la sécurité de l’acupuncture. Expertise scientifique réalisée par l’unité Inserm 669 à la demande du Ministère de la Santé (Direction Générale de la Santé). Janvier 2014.

https://www.inserm.fr/rapport/evaluation-de-lefficacite-de-la-pratique-de-lauriculotherapie-2013/ Évaluation de l’efficacité de la pratique de l’auriculothérapie. Expertise scientifique réalisée par l’unité Inserm 669 à la demande du Ministère de la Santé (Direction Générale de la Santé). Juillet 2013.

Dans les rares Histoires de la médecine où figure le nom de Berlioz, il est invariablement suivi de la mention : « médecin français, père du compositeur », ce qui n’est certes pas le moindre de ses mérites. Mais cantonner Louis Berlioz au rôle d’illustre géniteur, c’est ignorer le rôle fondamental qu’il exerça, non seulement […]

L’acupuncture, discipline médicale à part entière, repose sur une certaine philosophie, une certaine conception de la vie et de l’homme. Elle a fait ses preuves thérapeutiques dans le temps et dans l’espace depuis des millénaires. Car si l’âge exact de l’acupuncture est inconnu, il est convenu de l’estimer à 6000 ans, c’est-à-dire l’âge de pierre […]

Pain medications, including opioids, often have limited efficacy and may impose unwanted adverse effects. These limits explain the Department of Defense and the Veterans Administration’s interest in nonpharmacologic interventions including acupuncture.2 As traditionally practiced, acupuncture involves a complex assessment and individualized treatment by trained providers (300 hrs required for physicians), which are barriers to widespread implementation […]

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