Comments on: Acupressure Wristbands Reduce Nausea from Radiation Therapy http://fightcolorectalcancer.org/research_news/2009/04/acupressure_wristbands_reduce_nausea_from_radiation_therapy We envision victory over colorectal cancer Wed, 23 May 2012 21:37:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Kate Murphy http://fightcolorectalcancer.org/research_news/2009/04/acupressure_wristbands_reduce_nausea_from_radiation_therapy/comment-page-1#comment-1699 Kate Murphy Fri, 10 Apr 2009 15:50:20 +0000 http://fightcolorectalcancer.org/?p=4418#comment-1699 While I don't know the exact wristband that was used in the trial in Rochester, there are acupressure bands sold over-the-counter in drugstores under brand names that include SeaBands, MediMates, TravelBand, and BioBands. They may be advertised to prevent motion sickness. All work in a similar way. A stretchy fabric band holds one or two small nuggets at a point on the inner wrist that has been identified with reducing nausea. Note that the wristbands did not replace anti-nausea medicines for radiation nausea, but were added to those drugs. Talk to your radiologist. While I don’t know the exact wristband that was used in the trial in Rochester, there are acupressure bands sold over-the-counter in drugstores under brand names that include SeaBands, MediMates, TravelBand, and BioBands. They may be advertised to prevent motion sickness.

All work in a similar way. A stretchy fabric band holds one or two small nuggets at a point on the inner wrist that has been identified with reducing nausea.

Note that the wristbands did not replace anti-nausea medicines for radiation nausea, but were added to those drugs. Talk to your radiologist.

]]> By: dawn http://fightcolorectalcancer.org/research_news/2009/04/acupressure_wristbands_reduce_nausea_from_radiation_therapy/comment-page-1#comment-1698 dawn Fri, 10 Apr 2009 15:11:27 +0000 http://fightcolorectalcancer.org/?p=4418#comment-1698 Where can you find an acupressure wrist band? Where can you find an acupressure wrist band?

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