Posted in acupuncture, arthritis, chronic pain, pain on April 19th, 2007 No Comments »
Drug companies and other companies that have something to gain, are good at twisting research to make you believe what they want you to believe. If they can do it, so can I!
First a study on acupuncture from 2004. It was a very large and rigorous study that showed acupuncture is effective in treating osteoarthritis [...]
Posted in arthritis, chronic pain, relaxation, tai chi on January 9th, 2007 No Comments »
I found this in Andrew Weil’s Self Healing Newsletter, from February, 2001:
A recent study looked at 33 arthritic adults aged 49 to 81, who either did or did not take a three month tai chi program. Participants in the hour long, twice weekly class said they were better able to manage disease symptoms and enjoyed [...]
Posted in arthritis, chronic pain, seasonal health, tai chi on January 9th, 2007 No Comments »
Back to talking about the cold damp weather, many people find their aches and pains are worse in the Winter. One of the statements of fact in Chinese Medicine is, “When qi (energy) is flowing, there is no pain. Where there is pain, qi is not flowing.” Cold damp weather tends to make the qi [...]