Stone Age therapy SPEEDS UP knee surgery recovery
Knee surgery comes in different shapes and sizes…
From a little “clean-up”… to a total REPLACEMENT.
But one thing they all have in common is that the road to recovery is long… and PAINFUL!
The DAYS and WEEKS following surgery can be an absolute nightmare for your knees. And many end up on heavy meds… including opioids.
Thankfully, a therapy that derived from the Stone Age can help ensure you have a safe, effective, and successful recovery.
Acupuncture during joint replacement surgery may be the key to avoiding pain and powerful prescription painkillers.
This ancient, homeopathic needle treatment could unlock the key to restoring your knees AND preventing a drug dependency.
Studies have found that acupuncture is a wonderful, preventive treatment for many health conditions and symptoms—including hypertension, insomnia, and migraine headaches.
And now we can add knee replacement recovery to that list!
A study led by the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York found acupuncture so effective that nearly 66% of the patients undergoing total knee replacement surgery were either opioid-free or only needed low-dose painkillers if they had acupuncture for knee pain.
That my friend is a much better alternative to addictive opioids!
If you’re considering acupuncture, there are a couple of things to consider…
First, discuss it with your doctor and be sure to find an acupuncture practitioner who is licensed as having proper training and credentials. You can look for one here.
Second, most major health insurance plans—including Medicare—now cover acupuncture! Just be sure to check with your insurance provider first.
To the ancient remedies,
Cory Templeman
Senior Editor, eAlert
Sources:
Melore, Chris. “Acupuncture can reduce pain and opioid dependency after surgery.” https://studyfinds.org/acupuncture-pain-opioid-dependency/
Acupuncture Massage College. “A Look Back at the History of Acupuncture.” https://www.amcollege.edu/blog/history-of-acupuncture
