A study by researchers in Brazil, suggests that acupuncture can help in the rehabilitation of women following breast cancer surgery. Twenty-nine patients with lymphoedema and/or restricted range of arm movement following surgery, were given 24 weekly acupuncture treatments. At the end of the trial, significant improvements were noted in range of movement, lymphoedema, and sense of heaviness and tightening of the affected arm.
(Acupuncture in the Rehabilitation of Women after Breast Cancer Surgery – A Case Series. Acupuncture in Medicine, June 2008.)
Author: Robin Costello
I offer traditional Chinese acupuncture in Exeter, from a tranquil clinic a mile from the city centre, and next to the University of Exeter. I graduated originally from the London School of Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine’s 3 year full time Acupuncture Diploma (DipAc) course. I am on the practitioners register of the British Acupuncture Council (MBAcC), a regulatory and professional body with an entry standard of a full three year undergraduate degree level training.
I have worked in a hospital in south west China, deepening my knowledge and using acupuncture and Chinese massage (tuina) as the treatment of choice in its country of origin. I have taught Chinese medicine in colleges, the NHS and at university level. I also practise Qi Gong, and Chinese dietary therapy, that is the medicinal use of ordinary foods, chosen to help achieve particular therapeutic effects in different individuals.
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