Reviews the history of acupuncture and the role of nurses in regard to acupuncture treatment.
2,029 words (approx. 8.1 pages) |
11 sources |
APA | 2004
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Paper Summary:
This paper looks at the history of acupuncture, how it relates to post-stroke patients, the emerging acceptance of acupuncture in the medical world, and what its significance is for the nursing field.
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"In the United States, the main reason acupuncture is performed is for pain relief, however it is also used for "rheumatoid and osteoarthritis, muscle and nerve "difficulties", depression, smoking, eating disorders, drug "behavior problems", migraine, acne, cancer and constipation (Boozang, 1998)". It is believed that acupuncture can lessen the addictions, as well as "manage disorders of the digestive, respiratory and vascular systems (Levin, 2003).""
"Acupuncture" 08 February 2012. Web. 11 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Essay-Acupuncture/52690>
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