Study Shows that Acupuncture Maintains Muscle Mass

A recent Japanese study reported on by Doctors Press found that Chinese medicine can be very useful in reducing muscle atrophy and increasing tone. This has important implications for both athletes as well as those who are losing muscle due to age, disease or hospitalization. You can read about the study here as well.

...[why researchers decided] to explore how acupuncture affects skeletal muscle at the molecular level. And there, they found very encouraging results.