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Evidence-Based Eastern Method
Integrated with Western Medicine
N
early 10 years ago, Dr. Marie Manrique
found herself suffering from migraines
and had been on different medications
when a colleague suggested she look into
acupuncture. As an anesthesiologist, it took
her some time to find an acupuncturist
that would pass muster with her standards
of quality and care. Once she did, she
found that, surprisingly, acupuncture
greatly reduced the frequency, intensity
and duration of her migraines, so much
so that she began a journey into learning
the technique and eventually started
administering acupuncture to others.
“I am trained in Western medicine, so my
level of skepticism was high,” she said. “I still
adhere to treatments that are backed by
scientific principles and produce results for
patients.” Acupuncture has now been shown
to have beneficial effects on certain types of
pain and is relatively safe. The needles used
are fine, almost like a strand of hair, sterile
and unimposing. Most people describe the
insertion as a “tickling” sensation. Current
studies from the National Institutes of
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Health (NIH) provide scientific support
that acupuncture helps ease types of pain
that are often chronic, and compared with
conventional methods of treating pain, it has
fewer complications.
The last point she said is extremely
important. At a time when opioid addiction
as a result of pain medication is at an
all-time high, acupuncture becomes a
reasonable option to consider for chronic
pain patients. With the changing paradigm
on pain management, where a multimodal
approach is now recommended, the
integration of acupuncture to conventional
treatment not only reduces the pain but also
decreases the use of pain medications and
their attendant side effects.
The Medical Acupuncture Clinic also
advocates and teaches patients the Stress
Relaxation Response, a well-researched
and documented method pioneered by
Dr. Herbert Benson of the Massachusetts
General Hospital. This method reduces the
harmful effects of stress on the body, like
hypertension and chronic pain.
For more information on Medical
Acupuncture and to see how it
can help you, check the website,
www.medicalacupuncturepittsburgh.com, or
call 724.991.2366 to make an appointment.
1350 Old Freeport Rd, Suite 2A, Pittsburgh, PA 15238
724.991.2366 | www.medicalacupuncturepittsburgh.com