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Research Archive
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Meta-analysis suggests placebo needling may not be an inert control in IVF studies
Categories: Infertility, Acupuncture research
A meta-analysis of studies evaluating the effect of acupuncture on in vitro fertilization (IVF) outcomes has concluded that the type of control procedure used can affect study outcomes.
Acupuncture and sham equally effective for migraines
Categories: Headache & migraine, Acupuncture research
Acupuncture and sham acupuncture appear equally effective in preventing migraines, according to a large clinical study published by an international research team, although real acupuncture may have longer-lasting effects.
Acupuncture contributes substantially to UK healthcare
Categories: Acupuncture research
A major national survey of practitioners of acupuncture in the UK provides an up-to-date overview of the profession and concludes that acupuncture provides a substantial contribution to the country
Patient belief and practitioner affect treatment outcome (with comment by Peter Deadman)
Categories: Acupuncture, Acupuncture research
Do the effects of acupuncture depend on the needling, the consultation or the practitioner? Researchers based in the UK have attempted to answer this question by quantifying the specific and non-specific effects of acupuncture on osteoarthritic (OA) ...
Acupuncture blocks production of stress molecule
Categories: Acupuncture research
An animal experiment has shown that acupuncture at Zusanli ST-36 can block the production of neuropeptide Y (NPY), a molecule produced by the sympathetic nervous system in response to chronic stress.
Ear acupressure regulates autonomic function
Categories: Heart / Cardiac, Acupuncture research
Researchers in Austria have shown that manual acupressure at the auricular Heart acupoint can affect cardiac and autonomic nervous system function.
Ear acupuncture enhances athletic recovery
Categories: Acupuncture research, Lifestyle research
Auricular acupuncture (AA) can enhance athletes' recovery after strenuous exercise, suggests the results of a Taiwanese study.
Remote needling can suppress trigger point pain
Categories: Miscellaneous, Acupuncture research
Chinese research has confirmed that the irritability of a myofascial trigger point in the upper trapezius muscle can be suppressed by needling remote acupoints.
Electro-stimulation of acupoints reduces postoperative pain
Categories: Miscellaneous, Acupuncture research
Acupoint electrical stimulation (AES) can effectively reduce postoperative pain and analgesic usage, according to an RCT carried out in Taiwan.
Acupuncture and sham equally effective for chemo nausea
Categories: Acupuncture research
An RCT carried out by Swedish researchers has found that acupuncture which causes deqi and sham acupuncture are experienced by patients as equally effective at treating radiotherapy-induced nausea.
Ear acupuncture enhances athletic recovery
Categories: Acupuncture research, Lifestyle research
Auricular acupuncture (AA) can enhance athletes' recovery after strenuous exercise, suggests the results of a Taiwanese study.
Acupuncture activates NK cells to fight cancer
US authors have formulated an
Impedance at Lung points correlates with asthma
Categories: Respiratory disorders, Acupuncture research
Skin impedance measured at points on the Lung channel may correlate with asthma status, say Hong Kong scientists.
Acupuncture reduces cost of back pain
Categories: Back, Acupuncture research
Patients with low-back pain (LBP) are less likely to visit physicians for LBP after receiving acupuncture treatment, leading to reduced healthcare spending on LBP.
Points have specific effects on brain
Categories: Acupuncture research
Electro-acupuncture (EA) stimulation at Guangming GB-37 and Jiaoxin KID-8 induce distinct response patterns in the brain.
Placebo is a specific effect of healing rituals
Categories: Acupuncture research
A paper by Ted Kaptchuk suggests that, rather than being non-specific, placebo effects are in fact the 'specific' effects of healing rituals.
Taking part in RCTs may reduce the impact of acupuncture
Categories: Acupuncture research
Differences in psychosocial context between RCTs and usual practice could reduce the impact of acupuncture in RCT settings and may lead to under-reporting of benefit by patients in trials, according to a UK study.
Treatment changes blood flow in contralateral Achilles
Categories: Acupuncture research
Blood supply to the Achilles tendon can be increased by treating the contralateral tendon with either acupuncture or a heat pack.
Post-operative Acu-TENS enhances haemodynamic recovery
Categories: Heart / Cardiac, Acupuncture research
Transcutaneous electrical stimulation (Acu-TENS) applied at Neiguan P-6 can facilitate an earlier return of haemodynamic parameters to pre-operative values in patients who have undergone acute heart surgery. A Chinese study randomly allocated 40 patients who had had open heart surgery to one of two groups. Those in the Acu-TENS group received 40 minutes of TENS applied bilaterally at Neiguan P-6 o ...
Needling depth matters for muscle pain
Depth of needle penetration is important for relief of exercise-induced muscular pain, according to a Japanese acupuncture study carried out on twenty-two healthy volunteers.
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