One of the oldest healing practices in the world, Acupuncture & Chinese herbal Medicine has a unique role in alleviating pain and other symptoms associated with cancer and its treatment. Symptoms including;
- Pain
- Nausea
- Hot flushes
- Dry mouth
- Fatigue
- Emotions
Integrative cancer support is about supporting the overall health of the body, while reducing symptoms associated with the treatments. Acupuncture & Chinese herbal medicine approach is holistic, incorporating all factors and symptoms with the aim of improving quality of life. At Balanced Life Health Care our integrative approaches include Acupuncture, Chinese herbal medicine, diet and life style advice for supporting your cancer treatment and management.
There is good evidence for the benefits of Acupuncture in managing chemotherapy induced nausea and vomiting, using either needles, acupressure or electrical stimulation. Treatment related, neuropathic and post-operative pain also respond well to Acupuncture (1). Anecdotally, patients also report improvements in cancer related fatigue with Acupuncture.
There is emerging (but sometimes conflicting and not yet robust) evidence for other conditions such as:
- endocrine therapy induced hot flushes
- peripheral neuropathy
- stress management
- insomnia
- radiation induced xerostomia (dry mouth) (1).
