Tag: acupuncture for arthritis

Medical Research

Moxibustion and Immune Function

What follows are two studies on moxibustion and immune function. I have become particularly interested in moxibustion because 1) Moxibustion may operate on a different biological model instead of electrical activity. 2) Moxibustion is a therapy that patients can do on their own at home. Zhongguo Zhen Jiu. 2013 May;33(5):415-8. [Impacts of moxibustion on erythrocyte…

Medical Research

Acupuncture and Arthritis

This is from Acufinder, a directory for Acupuncturists. As usual they do incredibly poor referencing to original sources, but thought that there might be interest. “Alleviate Arthritis Pain Arthritis isn’t just one disease, but a complex disorder comprised of more than 100 distinct conditions that can affect people at any stage of life. Two…