Acupuncture after Knee Replacement and Pain killer use and stress hormone levels.

Written By Ana Gerardino

Knee Replacement Surgery Scar

 
 

In this interesting but small study they did acupuncture on day 1 and 2 after knee replacement surgery. They found that the stress hormone cortisol’s level were significantly less in the acupuncture group. Pain killer use was also a bit more than half less in the acupuncture group but wasn’t statistically significant , likely because the # of people in the study was small. It does mirror what I find in practice though. Getting acupuncture around surgeon can help people recover better.

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Ana Gerardino

Born in Santo Domingo DR., graduated from Altos de Chavón, an affiliate of New York Parsons School of Design.

In 2000, looking to expand my career, I moved to Canada. As an entrepreneur, founded AG Graphic Design, a boutique design company in Ontario serving clients and marketing groups in the GTA, where I had the opportunity to work as the Art and Creative Director with a team of professionals.

With over 20+ years of B2B Marketing experience working remotely with a GTA team of specialists serving clients around the world such as Pharmilink Healthcare Marketing Services, GSK Consumer Healthcare, Teva Canada, Ford Canada, Kia Canada, Hauser Stores, Tim Hortons, Teachers Life, Computer Associates, Allseating, Toarc, and other small and medium-sized companies.

http://www.ag-graphic.com
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