Acupuncture and Alternative Medicine in Australia
America isn’t the only country jumping on board with the latest techniques in
complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) and
traditional Chinese medicine (TCM).
Australians are also employing the procedures in rapidly growing numbers. Practitioners report that more than 50 percent of Australian citizens currently use CAM treatments and products, making it a multibillion dollar industry. And, as we reported earlier this month on altMD, the Australian government is currently in the process of developing a National Institute for Complementary Medicine.
The Australian weekly newspaper,
Medical Observer Weekly, published study results that show that the traditional Chinese medicine practice of
acupuncture can help pregnant women in their first trimester with nausea and dry heaving.
These symptoms of early pregnancy can be relieved with just one acupuncture treatment by stimulating PC6, an acupoint found above each wrist.
The study involved more than 500 women who received weekly acupuncture treatments for up to one month.