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ALTERNATIVE
MEDICINE
Massage
is safe for people with lupus and if you find this helps your symptoms then
you can continue with the treatment.
Is
acupuncture helpful to people with lupus?
Anecdotal
reports have stated that people who received acupuncture treatments believe
they have benefited from it. Studies
also show that acupuncture helps with back pain and fibromyalgia.
Does the Lupus Foundation have any recommendations regarding
alternative and unproven treatments that are often advertised?
This
foundation has been asked frequently about alternative therapies in the
treatment for lupus, although they remain hopeful that newer effective
therapies will be developed.
Unsubstantiated
Remedies
Products
that have not been approved by the FDA the lupus foundations of American does
not make recommendatios regarding those treatment modalities.
Medications
and products that are backed by scientific approaches are the best way to
prove effectiveness and safety. People
with lupus are encouraged to ask the manufacturer and distributor of the
product. What proof and
testimonies of safety do you have on this medication.
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