Polar Acupuncture
Musculoskeletal disorders are common in people who undertake adventure travel to the Antarctic, and in those who support them, because of the hard physical demands and lack of rest. This paper describes the successful use of acupuncture as first line treatment for ten patients in these circumstances...
| Published in: | Acupuncture in Medicine |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publications
2004
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/aim.22.3.156 http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1136/aim.22.3.156 |
| Summary: | Musculoskeletal disorders are common in people who undertake adventure travel to the Antarctic, and in those who support them, because of the hard physical demands and lack of rest. This paper describes the successful use of acupuncture as first line treatment for ten patients in these circumstances, and comments on its advantages, particularly in its capacity to reduce the use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. |
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