The urine-based pregnancy tests done in a provider's office is similar to the one that's done at home and is based on the same principle, hCG levels, Helgeson said. She explained that a blood test for pregnancy, known as the beta hCG test, trumps a urine test because it is a more sensitive indicator of hCG.
Our members are trained well enough in Western medicine to be aware of the special issues which arise from treating diabetic patients. As to the effectiveness of treatment, acupuncture treatment, as you may know, is now recommended by NICE for low back pain itself. The evidence for the treatment of sciatica with acupuncture is not quite so good. We were recently asked this question, and we replied:
How Acupuncture can help with shoulder pain due to Rotator Cuff tear. Adam, 43 had pain in his left shoulder with the decreased mobility and function of the shoulder for few months.ased on the above observations and palpations, I concluded that Adam had most likely torn his rotator cuff. The most common symptom is that patients experience gradual onset of shoulder pain with difficulty in raising the arms up to 120 degrees.