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The Tennis Times has an article about how tennis injuries can be successfully treated with acupuncture.  The writer quotes famous tennis players' who treated their injuries with acupuncture. "Sania Mirza, who when her right wrist fell apart and she was unable to compete after the Olympics last year (thinking her career might be over) visited an acupuncturist during the fall and amazingly recovered and now says she has her full range back. Another one would be Gael Monfils who used it at last year's US Open to recover after his often exhausting games..."

"The tennis elbow, one of the most common diseases in tennis is probably also one of the easiest to treat with acupuncture and cupping. It shows a success rate of about 90%. Another name for tennis elbow is epicondylitis. It is due to constant over rotation of the wrist and forearm, which of course is why it is called tennis elbow, since this is one of the basic movements in tennis.Acupuncture tennis elbow treatment works effectively in this condition because it works towards improving the blood flow in the area and also the entire body, in an attempt to provide permanent relief from pain and to decrease effectively inflammation."

Affordable Acupuncture Treatments in Manhattan at NYCTCM Teaching Clinic.

The Tao of Wellness channel on Utube has more of these beautiful videos on acupuncture.

I first saw the video on the blog Everyday Health. This is a great introduction to Chinese medicine treatments for infertility.

 "Acupuncturists everywhere owe a debt of gratitude to the Tao of Wellness for putting together these short, polished videos. More accessible information about Chinese medicine can only help our profession. If you're an acupuncturist and you have a website, I would encourage you to put this video on your site, or a link to it in your email newsletter."

This video was made for the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare services by Mazur Media. From the "Mind/Body Medicine Show", this segment gives an overview and demonstration of acupuncture.

Many people would like to try acupuncture and Chinese herbology, but they are held back because many insurances do not cover acupuncture treatments. Affordable acupuncture treatments are offered by schools of acupuncture in their teaching clinics.

An acupuncture school's teaching clinic offers affordable Acupuncture and Chinese Healing Arts to the community while providing advanced students with a clinical internship.

The interns are senior-level students who have passed a series of qualifying exams that allow them to diagnose and prescribe therapies for the patients who come to the clinic. Licensed Acupuncturists and Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioners supervise the interns.

I have had acupuncture treatment for back pain at the Teaching Clinic of New York College of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Mineola, Long Island, NY. First there was an initial consultation with four students, myself, and a supervising acupuncurist. The four students gave me the acupuncture treatment. My back pain was much improved for months afterward, and after the treatment I felt great.

Are you new to acupuncture? Do you know what to expect with your first acupuncture treatment? NCCAM, part of NIH, introduces you to acupuncture in this article.

An introduction to Acupuncture by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine.

"Acupuncture is among the oldest healing practices in the world. As part of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), acupuncture aims to restore and maintain health through the stimulation of specific points on the body. In the United States, where practitioners incorporate healing traditions from China, Japan, Korea, and other countries, acupuncture is considered part of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM)."

See pdf file D404_BKG.pdf for complete article or visit the NCCAM website.

The New York College of Traditional Chinese Medicine Teaching Clinic in Mineola, Long Island, New York and Manhattan offers reasonably priced acupuncture treatments and Chinese Herbal consultations.