Acupuncture helps cure chronic stress. Washington: Acupuncture has been found to significantly reduce levels of a protein linked to chronic stress. researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) say the findings could help explain why many users of the therapy report health benefits.
The researchers say that acupuncture could offer a proven therapy for stress, which is difficult to treat.
“It has long been thought that acupuncture can reduce stress, but this is the first study to show molecular proof of this benefit,” said the study’s lead author, Ladan Eshkevari, Ph.D., an assistant professor at Georgetown’s School of Nursing and Health Studies, a part of GUMC.
The researchers say that acupuncture could offer a proven therapy for stress, which is difficult to treat.
“It has long been thought that acupuncture can reduce stress, but this is the first study to show molecular proof of this benefit,” said the study’s lead author, Ladan Eshkevari, Ph.D., an assistant professor at Georgetown’s School of Nursing and Health Studies, a part of GUMC.