Some evidence is emerging on the benefits of a few complementary approaches to Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). This is a chronic condition of the large intestine that can cause abdominal pain, cramping, constipation, and...
In a recent article in the journal Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, the effects of reinforcement methods such as stimulation (slowly twisting/rotating the needle) and application of local heat demonstrated increased levels of nitric...
A January 2016 review by Cochrane looked at the "evidence that compares surgery versus non-surgical treatment" for lumbar spinal stenosis. Conclusions drawn from this comparison reveal non-surgical treatments are inadequately described (charted and entered into...
Consumer Reports publishes an article that states to ease these side effects, many people with breast cancer - up to 86 percent, according to a study published in Breast Cancer Research and Treatment -...
This National Institutes of Health (NIH) article offers prostate education for patients and providers. It includes anatomy, common problems, symptoms to watch for, how to recognize cancer, diagnosis and treatment. In addition, there are...
Best practices for massage therapy and bodywork (TMB) treatment of individuals with amputations are not well established. Although anecdotal observations are available, they have limited applicability for informing effective massage therapy and bodywork approaches...
The objective of this study was to examine the potential relationship between different forms of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use and falls among older adults in New York City (NYC). Because of the...
Due to adverse effects of common medications used for traumatic pain management, it is crucial to use complementary methods to alleviate this pain. Present study aimed to assess the effect of light pressure stroking...
For a century, the mesentery was thought to be made up of fragmented connective tissue elements. J. Calvin Coffey, a researcher from University Hospital Limerick in Ireland discovered evidence which reclassifies the mesentery as...