xerostomia


Acupuncture Effective at Reducing Pain and Dry Mouth in Neck Cancer Patients

Acupuncture has been clinically proven for two thousand years to be an effective solution for many pain conditions.   It is also very effective for treating conditions and symptoms that modern medical treatment offers few desirable treatments. A study out of Sloan-Kettering compared acupuncture to standard care for pain and […]


Acupuncture for Dry Mouth

Another recent acupuncture research article demonstrated that acupuncture can be effective for people whose salivary glands are damaged by radiation or chemotherapy.  In this study the acupuncture point Large Intestine 2 (LI 2 on the index finger just distal to the knuckle) was stimulated (the only point that was used!) […]