Page 10 - Functional Medicine Booklet

MEDICAL ACUPUNCTURE
Acupuncture is effective as a primary
treatment for certain conditions or can be
combined with other complementary or
Western medicine techniques. Acupuncture
has grown in popularity in the U.S. as a non-
invasive therapy because of the wide benefits
it provides patients. Acupuncture has been
shown to help ease pain, promote health,
address disease-related symptoms and treat the
root cause of health disorders.

For example, a recent study revealed that
people suffering from osteoarthritis showed
significant improvement in their symptoms
when receiving acupuncture in addition to
standard medication. In addition, the U.S.
National Institutes of Health (NIH) reports
that acupuncture is widely practiced by
thousands of physicians, acupuncturists, and
other practitioners for relief or prevention of
pain and other health conditions, including
lower back pain, hand and knee pain,
headaches, fibromyalgia, and menstrual pain.