Posted by Sarah T. on March 19, 2005, at 2:10:41
In reply to Re: Acupuncture??? » Sarah T., posted by Phillipa on March 18, 2005, at 20:25:36
Hi Phillippa. Thanks for your reply. I just did a very quick search on acupuncture and cortisol. In the very few studies I skimmed through, it looks as if acupuncture actually raised cortisol levels, and when treating pain, cortisol's anti-inflammatory effects would be helpful. I will have to do a more thorough study of this. I think I'd have to look for differences in the immediate vs. long-term effects of acupuncture. For example, perhaps cortisol levels would be raised momentarily after acupuncture, but perhaps they'd be lowered over the long term? I'm just speculating. I'll have to read up on it.
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