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Acupuncture For Tennis Elbow
Tennis
elbow is one of the most frequent injuries suffered by professional
athletes as well as weekend warriors. Otherwise know as epicondylitis,
it is an inflammation of the muscles and tendons of the forearm.
Repeated rotation of the forearm or twisting of the wrist causes
it, and can lead to elbow pain, a weakened grip, and damage to
tendons that connect to the humorous.
Western medical treatment includes using medications, braces,
and physical therapy, which may relieve the pain but does very
little to prevent this condition from reoccurring. Research presented
at the American Academy of Physical Medicine suggests that acupuncture
not only relieves the pain of tennis elbow, that it resolves the
condition completely.
Dr. Peter Dorsher performed acupuncture on 22 patients with varying
degrees of tennis elbow. Each patient was treated 2-10 times. After
an average of 4 treatments, a "maximal response" was
attained and every patient reported a disappearance of their symptoms.
This response lasted much longer than in patients using medication
(painkillers) or braces. At an average follow up time of 8.5 months
after receiving acupuncture, 17 patients (77.3%) experienced a
disappearance of their symptoms and returned to full, normal activities.
Many of the patients had endured months of pain before deciding
to use acupuncture. Patients in the study suffered symptoms an
average of eight months. Six patients experienced symptoms for
more than two years. Nearly every patient had attempted to cure
his or her tennis elbow through conventional means. Some patients
had tried multiple modalities without success. Dr. Dorsher said, "This
is an extremely powerful tool for pain."
You can be pain free. Schedule your appointment for better health
today.
Call 612-866-4000.
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