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Research Archive
Welcome to our Chinese medicine and acupuncture research news pages. We add to the content of these pages continuously as more research news comes in. Browse through the complete archive below or use the category links on the right.
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Acupuncture feasible and acceptable as adjunct to radiotherapy for cancer
Categories: Cancer, Acupuncture
A UK-based clinical trial suggests that it is feasible to implement acupuncture in a busy radiotherapy unit, when provided by specially trained radiographers ...
Laser acupuncture helps recovery after knee replacement
Categories: Knee, Acupuncture
Acupuncture with low-level laser therapy (ALLLT) can facilitate the recovery of physical function in patients after total knee replacement, report Taiwanese researchers ...
Electro-acupuncture adds benefit to usual care for back pain
Categories: Back, Acupuncture
Electro-acupuncture (EA) combined with usual care (UC) is more effective than UC alone for pain reduction and functional improvement in patients with non-acute low back pain (LBP) after back surgery ...
Acupuncture causes limited changes to metabolic parameters in obesity
Categories: Obesity, Acupuncture
A metabolomic study has found that, with one notable exception, acupuncture treatment had no effect on anthropometric and serum metabolic parameters, compared with sham acupuncture ...
Acupuncture doesn't affect digestion and sleep in infant colic
Categories: Babies & children / paediatrics, Acupuncture
Acupuncture does not appear to change some of the objective measures of infant colic, despite leading to decreases in crying time and subjective parental perception of benefit, conclude Swedish researchers ...
Electro-acupuncture improves gastroscopy experience
Categories: Digestive & Bowel disorders, Acupuncture
Electro-acupuncture (EA) combined with local anaesthesia can reduce pain, alleviate side effects and improve the efficiency of gastroscopy procedures, according to a study from China ...
AcuTENS significantly reduces pancreatic cancer pain
Categories: Cancer, Acupuncture
Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) carried out at acupuncture points has a significant effect on relieving abdominal and back pain in pancreatic cancer patients ...
Electro-acupuncture shows significant benefits in knee osteoarthritis
A large randomised trial carried out in China has demonstrated a significant effect of electro-acupuncture (EA) on knee osteoarthritis (KOA) ...
Acupuncture recommended for chronic pain by UK's main health watchdog
The publication of a new guideline for chronic pain treatment by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is a major advance for the recognition of acupuncture as a legitimate clinically effective treatment in the UK ...
Acupuncture and Chinese herbs alleviate symptoms of ovarian failure
Acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicines (CHM) can serve as complementary therapies to alleviate menstrual and perimenopausal symptoms, and improve serum sex hormone levels in women with premature ovarian insufficiency (POI) ...
TCM beneficial for osteoarthritis
Traditional Chinese medicines (TCMs) have multiple benefits for patients with osteoarthritis (OA), conclude the authors of a systematic review from China ...
Acupuncture helps with chemo-induced neuropathy
The use of acupuncture in the management of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) is safe and effective, according to Chinese researchers ...
Acu-moxa therapy beneficial in chemotherapy-induced leukopenia
Categories: Cancer, Acupuncture
Acupuncture-moxibustion therapy (AMT) can safely and effectively improve symptoms in patients with chemotherapy-induced leukopenia (CIL) ...
Electro-acupuncture has significant benefits for constipation
Categories: Acupuncture, Acupuncture research
Chinese authors have found significant benefits for electro-acupuncture (EA) compared to sham EA for the treatment of chronic severe functional constipation (CSFC) ...
Acupuncture improves dry-eye symptoms
Categories: Acupuncture, Eye disorders
Korean researchers who performed a systematic review have concluded that acupuncture is effective for improving the symptoms of dry eye syndrome (DES) ...
Acupuncture has superior benefits in chronic spinal pain
Categories: Back, Acupuncture
Acupuncture is a safe and effective treatment for patients with chronic spinal pain, conclude Chinese systematic review authors ...
Acupuncture relieves chronic diarrhoea
Categories: Digestive & Bowel disorders, Acupuncture
Acupuncture treatment can significantly and safely improve symptoms and quality of life for adults with diarrhoea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-D) ...
Acupuncture as good as drugs for allergic rhinitis
Categories: Acupuncture, Allergies
Chinese systematic review authors have found acupuncture to be non-inferior to pharmacological therapy for allergic rhinitis (AR) ...
Cochrane review finds mixed benefits for acupuncture in low back pain
Categories: Back, Acupuncture
A Cochrane Database systematic review carried out by an internationalteam has found mixed evidence of benefit from acupuncture in the treatment of low back pain ...
Acupuncture as good as botox and drugs for migraine
Categories: Headache & migraine, Acupuncture
Chinese authors of a network meta-analysis comparing acupuncture with topiramate and botox have found them to be equally effective for treating chronic migraines ...
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