Acupuncture relieves pelvic pain during pregnancy
Acupuncture and strengthening exercises help relieve pelvic girdle pain during pregnancy and are effective complements to standard treatment, finds a study published online by the BMJ today....... Pelvic girdle pain is a common complaint among pregnant women worldwide, but no cure exists....... Researchers in Sweden identified 386 pregnant women with pelvic girdle pain. Women were randomly divide...Acupuncture relieves pain and improves function in knee osteoarthritis
Acupuncture provides pain relief and improves function for people with osteoarthritis of the knee and serves as an effective complement to standard care. This landmark study was funded by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) and the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), both components of the National Institutes of Health...MRI-guided ultrasound therapy relieves symptoms in patients with uterine fibroids
MRI-guided ultrasound therapy is an effective way to treat women with uterine fibroids, improving their quality of life and avoiding hysterectomy, a new study shows. The study reviewed the use of MRI and the ExAblate 2000, a device that was recently approved by the Food and Drug Administration....... About 25% of women have uterine fibroids with a substantial proportion of these experiencing sym...Disc replacement in neck relieves pain, restores mobility
SAN DIEGO-- The neck and arm pain caused by degenerative cervical (neck) disc disease may be eliminated by replacing the problem disc with a metal-on-metal artificial disc, according to the results of a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine & Peripheral Nerves....... "Implanting this device in the neck may...New drug relieves symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome in females
.ROCHESTER, MINN.-- A Mayo Clinic-led study found that a new drug called alosetron (ah-loss'-e-tron) improves pain relief and bowel function in women with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). It specifically helped patients who experienced diarrhea or altered bowel habits, not patients with constipation.. ."This is the first drug that not only normalizes bowel function but also relieves some of the p...