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Cloud 9 AcupunctureAcupuncture In Lutherville, Maryland Laura Stauffer Parks, M.Ac., L.Ac.

Modern Research & Acupuncture

 Acupuncture has been employed as a health care modality for over 3,000 years. Modernscience has begun to understand the secrets of this ancient medicine with the support of newstudies conducted by leading scientists, hospitals, and medical research facilities from all overthe world. Today, acupuncture is receiving wide acceptance as a respected, valid and effectiveform of health care.

 According to a study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, 51% of medical doctorsunderstand the efficacy and value of acupuncture, and medical doctors refer patients to

acupuncturists more than any other alternative care providerIn Canada, a 2008 study conducted by the Institute for Work & Health concluded that low backpain, the most common musculoskeletal problem, can be relieved by acupuncture, massage,called Tui Na, more effectively than any other treatment.

 A German study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine in 2007 covered the largest andmost rigorous trial ever undertaken to investigate the analgesic effects of acupuncture versustraditional medical approaches to relieve lower back pain. This study involved 1,802 patientsand 13,475 treatments and concluded that acupuncture “constituted a strong treatmentalternative to multimodal conventional therapy, giving physicians a promising and effectivetreatment option for chronic lower back pain.” 

Contact Us:

Cloud 9 Acupuncture

Located within Achieve Wellness Chiropractic

110 W. Padonia Rd.

Timonium, MD 21093

(443) 521-3583 Mobile

(410) 628-9355 Office

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