🤔 What are the likely benefits and harms of non-drug and non-surgical treatments for non-specific low back pain?

This systematic review combines evidence from 31 Cochrane reviews, covering 644 trials and around 97,000 adults. It investigates the effectiveness and safety of 27 different non-drug and non-surgical treatments for non-specific low back pain in adults.

🔗 https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD014691.pub2/full

#BackPain #LowBackPain #PainManagement #Acupuncture #EvidenceBasedMedicine #Cochrane

Novak Djokovic reveals his health, diet and wellness secrets – how he stays in peak form

Novak Djokovic is lauded for his dazzling tennis game and acute mental resi…
#NewsBeep #News #Tennis #acupuncture #AmanResortsGroup #Amanpuri #Belgrade #CA #Canada #glutenintolerance #glutensensitivity #hydration #indigestionissues #JannikSinner #kneesurgery #LongevityPathways #meditation #mentalhalth #Mentalhealth #Novak1 #NovakDjokovic #Serbia #Serbian #Sports #Wimbledon
https://www.newsbeep.com/ca/10423/

Here's how the Black Panther Party provided healthcare – and even acupuncture – to neglected communities. And why a covert government program tried to cover up that part of its history.

Interestingly, a large part of the restistance against #acupuncture in healthcare is rooted in #racism

In 2010, **acupuncture and moxibustion of Traditional Chinese Medicine** were inscribed on the **UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity**. This global recognition affirmed #acupuncture not only as a valuable clinical practice but also as a living cultural tradition with deep historical roots.

The listing acknowledges the profound philosophical foundation of acupuncture, including principles such as *qi*, *yin and yang*, and the five elements.

Discovery Reveals the World’s Oldest Acupuncture Needles.

Archaeologists have found the oldest known steel acupuncture needles in a 2,000-year-old Chinese tomb.

Read more: https://omniletters.com/the-oldest-acupuncture-needles-in-the-world/

#archaeology #china #Acupuncture

During this era, there was widespread racial prejudice against Chinese immigrants. Western doctors attacked Chinese herbalists and dismissed Chinese medicine as quackery, and Chinese doctors were denied medical licenses because medical boards refused to recognize their training, even though practitioners like Dr. Tan completed training at top institutions like the Imperial Medical College of Beijing.

#tcm #history #chinesemedicine #acupuncture #herbalmedicine