charles shepherd
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Acupressure for cancer fatigue
From the health section of the (UK) Daily Mail today:
Cancer survivors could help reduce symptoms of tiredness and exhaustion with a simple do-it-yourself treatment, scientists have found.
Chronic fatigue is a common long-lasting effect of breast cancer treatment, with around a third of patients suffering moderate to severe levels for up to 10 years after the cancer is gone.
But a study has found that using acupressure – stimulation of specific pressure points on the body – can alleviate symptoms by around a third in just six weeks.
Results of the University of Michigan study found two thirds of women who had moderate to severe fatigue returned to normal tiredness levels by using a form of the treatment known as relaxing acupressure.
More here:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...ronic-fatigue-saw-symptoms-improve-weeks.html
A few weeks ago I reported on the use of acupressure as a non drug treatment for nausea, where there is some fairly good research evidence:
http://www.meassociation.org.uk/201...ions-that-are-worth-considering-29-june-2016/
Whilst remaining sceptical about a role for acupressure for ME/CFS related fatigue, cancer fatigue does have some interesting overlaps with ME/CFS, and it would be interesting to hear from anyone who uses acupressure in relation to ME/CFS or treats patients who have ME/CFS with acupressure
Overlap between cancer fatigue and ME/CFS:
https://biblio.ugent.be/publication/2010681
From the health section of the (UK) Daily Mail today:
Cancer survivors could help reduce symptoms of tiredness and exhaustion with a simple do-it-yourself treatment, scientists have found.
Chronic fatigue is a common long-lasting effect of breast cancer treatment, with around a third of patients suffering moderate to severe levels for up to 10 years after the cancer is gone.
But a study has found that using acupressure – stimulation of specific pressure points on the body – can alleviate symptoms by around a third in just six weeks.
Results of the University of Michigan study found two thirds of women who had moderate to severe fatigue returned to normal tiredness levels by using a form of the treatment known as relaxing acupressure.
More here:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...ronic-fatigue-saw-symptoms-improve-weeks.html
A few weeks ago I reported on the use of acupressure as a non drug treatment for nausea, where there is some fairly good research evidence:
http://www.meassociation.org.uk/201...ions-that-are-worth-considering-29-june-2016/
Whilst remaining sceptical about a role for acupressure for ME/CFS related fatigue, cancer fatigue does have some interesting overlaps with ME/CFS, and it would be interesting to hear from anyone who uses acupressure in relation to ME/CFS or treats patients who have ME/CFS with acupressure
Overlap between cancer fatigue and ME/CFS:
https://biblio.ugent.be/publication/2010681
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