Abbott Northwestern Hospital proves massage, acupuncture reduce pain
[KARE-TV, March 16, 2010] Being in the hospital is never really a pleasant experience. But what if you could get a massage while you were there or try a bit of acupuncture?
Abbott Northwestern Hospital offers just that in the largest integrative medicine program in a hospital in the country.
And now it’s researchers have published a first-of-its-kind study in the Journal of Patient Safety showing non-traditional therapies actually significantly reduce pain.
Just ask 30-year-old Keilee Miller of Richfield. She’s been living at the hospital for three weeks so far, waiting for a heart transplant.
See the story at kare11.com or click on picture below.
Posted: March 17th, 2010, 8:51 am under Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Institute for Health and Healing, KARE11, TV News, _.
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