Re: Lower back pain / sciatica / bloodletting

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Subject: Re: Lower back pain / sciatica / bloodletting
From: "poise" [email hidden]
Date: 9/24/2004 2:10 PM Mountain Daylight Time
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I don't know about Jimmy, but an excess of stored iron IS a key culprit in
disease of all kinds. In the past, men who consumed iron from meat fought
for it (every time):
1. This increased their need for iron.
2. This resulted in frequent blood loss.

Despite a healthier way through life (lifestyle), the men of our societies
are dying faster than the females. Note that females naturally deal with
iron through the adapted process of menstruation.

Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2004 Sep;85(9):E46. Related Articles, Links

Poster 220 a comparison of the effects of physical therapy; acupuncture and
physical therapy; and acupuncture, physical therapy, and bloodletting in the
relief of pain in patients with lumbar radiculopathy. Victoria Zhang, MD (NYU
Sch Med, New York, NY); John G. Gianutsos, PhD; Mathew H. Lee, MD, MPH, e-mail:
[email hidden].

[No authors listed]

DISCLOSURE: V. Zhang, None; J.G. Gianutsos, None; M.H. Lee, None. OBJECTIVE: To
investigate the effect of physical therapy (PT), acupuncture combined with PT,
and a combination of acupuncture, PT, and bloodletting in relieving pain of
patients with lumbar radiculopathy. Design: Randomized nonblinded trial with
repeated measures. Setting: Urban hospital. Participants: 63 patients with
lumbar radiculopathy. Interventions: Each group was treated twice a week for
6wk. Group I patients received standard PT. Group II patients were administered
PT as well as acupuncture. Group III patients were treated with PT,
acupuncture, and bloodletting. Main Outcome Measures: Effect of these
interventions singly or in combination on patients' perceived level of pain as
assessed by visual analog scales (VASs). Patients completed VASs of pain on a
10-level chart (0-10) prior to and after each therapeutic session. Results:
Group I reported a 3-level reduction in pain. Group II reported a 4-level
reduction in pain. Group III reported a 6-level reduction in pain. Conclusions:
The data support the idea that acupuncture and bloodletting therapy are very
effective in combination with or as alternatives to standard PT. A combination
of standard PT, acupuncture, and bloodletting constitutes a promising treatment
for pain patients with low back pain related to lumbar radiculopathy. Key
Words: Acupuncture; Bloodletting; Low back pain; Physical therapy;
Radiculopathy; Rehabilitation.

PMID: 15376125 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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