Mostly for the ladies of CP I guess... on behalf of Mrs Impaler - has anyone tried acupuncture to help with milk production from the breasteses? If so, any benefit? If yes, can you recommend a practitioner?
Thank you.
Can't help with advice in that specific condition since I don't have children, but I've seen two acupuncturists that I've really liked. Body in Balance acupuncture at the Calgary Winter Club - Leslie Ring Adams is the main practitioner there and has a new associate who I haven't seen. http://www.bodyinbalanceacupuncture.com/ Melanie Mercer used to be at Body in Balance, but has left and now is practicing in Kensington and in the northeast somewhere. Her website is www.melaniemercer.com
My wife does acupuncture. She doesn't do what you're asking though. I was her practice dummy when she was taking the courses. She still gives me acupuncture to fix my hockey injuries. I'm not sure how I feel about that... I'm the one who is supposed to do the poking in our relationship.
Acupuncture studies have shown that it makes no difference where you put the needles. Or whether you use needles or just pretend to use needles (as long as the subject believes you used them). Many acupuncture researchers are doing what I call Tooth Fairy science: measuring how much money is left under the pillow without bothering to ask if the Tooth Fairy is real.
TCM theory and practice are not based upon the body of knowledge related to health, disease, and health care that has been widely accepted by the scientific community. TCM practitioners disagree among themselves about how to diagnose patients and which treatments should go with which diagnoses. Even if they could agree, the TCM theories are so nebulous that no amount of scientific study will enable TCM to offer rational care.
Its theory and practice are based on primitive and fanciful concepts of health and disease that bear no relationship to present scientific knowledge;
Research during the past twenty years has failed to demonstrate that acupuncture is effective against any disease;
Perceived effects of acupuncture are probably due to a combination of expectation, suggestion, counter- irritation, operant conditioning, and other psychological mechanisms;
The use of acupuncture should be restricted to appropriate research settings;
Insurance companies should not be required by law to cover acupuncture treatment; and
Licensure of lay acupuncturists should be phased out.
Hey, I'm on-board with this being drek, but if Mrs. Impaler believes in it and benefits from the placebo effect, whatever... And as long as health insurance, rather than I, is paying for it, let her try.
Vlad has she been to a real doctor about this? There is a really harmless pill she can take that will make her lactate more (that's when milk comes out of your wife's nipples ). It is a super easy problem to remedy.
Vlad has she been to a real doctor about this? There is a really harmless pill she can take that will make her lactate more (that's when milk comes out of your wife's nipples ). It is a super easy problem to remedy.
Motillium. Yes, of course - she just wants to make sure all bases are covered - scientific and speculative.
Acupuncturist Recommendation?
If so, any benefit? If yes, can you recommend a practitioner?
). It is a super easy problem to remedy.
