Testimonials

Acupuncture for Surgery – Electro-acupuncture successfully used for minor surgery at McMaster University

November 1, 2006

Meena Nandagopal, MD Angelica Fargas-Babjak, MD Caroline Sibley, MD Alejandro Elorriaga Claraco, MD (Spain) For centuries, traditional acupuncture in Asian countries has proven to be a reasonably effective and gentle therapy for the treatment of pain and common problems of visceral and endocrine regulation. Currently, therapeutic insertion of fine solid needles is practiced in almost [...]

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Ontario to regulate acupuncture

September 1, 2006

Ontario to regulate acupuncture (pdf) THE HAMILTON SPECTATOR A12 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2006

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Successful IVF After Acupuncture Treatment

May 31, 2006

In vitro fertilization is a procedure which brings hope to couples unable to conceive naturally. Successful implantation and continuation of pregnancy is the ultimate goal of this procedure. Acupuncture, due to its local and systemic effects, presents ecologically sound and ideal conditions for implantation of the ovum. A case report of effective acupuncture treatment, both [...]

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Contemporary Acupuncture in Canada – the McMaster Approach

January 1, 2006

by Dr Susmita Oomman ( Clinical Fellow in Pain) and Dept of Anesthesia, McMaster University McMaster University is tucked away in the beautiful west side of the Ontario town of Hamilton, located half way between Niagara Falls and Toronto, the capital of the province. McMaster is ranked among the top 100 universities in the world, [...]

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Professional development program success: an “effective medicine” model paradigm in action

February 1, 2005

Alejandro Elorriaga Claraco, MD (Spain), Director, McMaster Contemporary Medical Acupuncture Program Angelica Fargas-Babjak, MD, Chair, McMaster Contemporary Medical Acupuncture Program From the prehistoric times of the tribal witch doctor to the current days of the latest ointments with secret formulas or the countless electrical devices for home treatment sold on the shopping channel, patient’s expectations [...]

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Acupuncture: from current “evident effects” to future “evidence of effectiveness”

November 1, 2004

Dr. Alejandro Elorriaga Claraco (MD) Spain, Director McMaster Contemporary Medical Acupuncture Program Dr. Angelica Fargas-Babjak, Chair McMaster Contemporary Medical Acupuncture Program Introduction Current standards of practice of medicine require from clinicians the commitment to an evidence based medicine (EBM) approach. Regarding the selection of a given therapeutic intervention an EBM approach means the judicious use [...]

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Application of Contemporary Medical Acupuncture as a Neuromodulation Technique in Pain Management

January 1, 2004

by Dr. Angelica Fargas-Babjak The goal of this article is to outline the basic implementation and understanding of the pain and neuromodulation achieved by the application of ElectroAcupuncture (EA) – Peripheral Stimulation Technique integrated into comprehensive pain management. 1) We will define pain as outlined by the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP). [...]

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Acupuncture Division: Application of contemporary medical acupuncture as a neuromodulation technique in pain management

January 1, 2004

Dr. Angelica Fargas-Babjak Acupuncture Division: Application of contemporary medical acupuncture as a neuromodulation technique in pain management (pdf) Ortho Review – AFB Article 2004

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Pain

January 1, 2002

Good Times Wendy Haaf “Pain is real when you get other people to believe in it. If no one believes in it but you, your pain is madness or hysteria.” – Naomi Wolf “I’m off to fire my surgeon,” announces the woman on the other end of the telephone. The reason the outspoken senior is [...]

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Why acupuncture for chronic pain?

February 1, 2001

Angelica Fargas-Babjak, MD, FRCPC Alejandro Elorriaga Claraco, MD (Spain) Pain is the most common symptom that brings people to the doctor. Most of the time it is reversible conditions and it will get better. However, pain may persist after the original cause has disappeared, and chronic pain develops. Chronic pain is defined as pain that [...]

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