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Research Archive
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Acupuncture can reverse brain changes caused by chronic pain
Categories: Miscellaneous, Back
Chronic low back pain (CLBP) is associated with changes in connectivity in the brain’s default mode network (DMN), but acupuncture can reverse these changes as well as provide pain relief.
Acupuncture and self-care effective for low back pain
Categories: Back
A British research team has found that combining acupuncture with self-care is particularly effective in reducing the symptoms of low back pain.
Acupuncture may favourably influence pain by improving self-perception
Categories: Back
The findings of a small Australian study suggest that the specific effect of acupuncture may depend not on the precise location of the needles, but rather on the fact that they draw the patient’s attention to the area being needled.
Individualised acupuncture is not better than standardised acupuncture for back pain
Categories: Back
An RCT carried out in Germany has found that individualised acupuncture is not superior to standardised acupuncture for treating patients suffering from chronic low back pain.
Acupuncture for back and pelvic pain during pregnancy
A Cochrane Database systematic review has concluded that current evidence supports acupuncture as a treatment for pelvic and back pain in pregnancy.
Rehmannia decoction enhances recovery from spinal injury
Categories: Neurological, Back
Di Huang Yin Zi (DHYZ, Rehmannia Decoction), a traditional Chinese herbal formula used to treat neurological disorders, has been found to improve neurological function in patients with spinal cord injury (SCI), and may be an effective adjuvant therap ...
Low back pain benefits from integrated care
Categories: Back
Many patients with low back pain (LBP) might benefit significantly from individualised, multidisciplinary care that includes access to complementary medicine in addition to conventional care, according to a study from the USA.
Acupuncture as good as NSAIDs for radiating pain from intervertebral disc pathology
Categories: Back
Acupuncture is a promising therapeutic option for the management of radicular pain of discogenic origin, according to Turkish researchers.
Acupuncture for acute back pain
Categories: Back
A Spanish multicentre trial investigating acupuncture for the treatment of acute back pain has found real, sham and placebo acupuncture to be effective, with all three better than conventional treatment alone.
Acupuncture improves autonomic status and reduces back pain
Categories: Back
Indian researchers have found that electro-acupuncture effectively relieves pain and improves autonomic status in patients with chronic low back pain (CLBP).
Acupuncture at Hegu L.I.-4 more effective for back pain
Categories: Back
A Chinese research group has found that acupuncture at Hegu L.I.-4 is significantly more effective for the treatment of chronic low back pain (CLBP) than standardised acupuncture, especially in the long term
Yoga and stretching better for low back pain
Categories: Back, Yoga research
Yoga is a more effective treatment for chronic lower back pain than conventional GP care, according to the UK's largest ever study into its benefits.
Tai chi better than usual care for low back pain
The first pragmatic randomised controlled trial of tai chi for people with low back pain has shown that it can improve pain and disability outcomes in this population.
Acupuncture reduces cost of back pain
Categories: Back
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. In a case control study carried out in Canada, 201 cases in which LBP was treated with acupuncture were compared with 804 controls. Each acupuncture group case was matched with four comparison cases from the general population wit ...
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.
Acupuncture for rheumatic conditions - systematic review
An overview of systematic reviews of acupuncture for rheumatic conditions has found relatively clear evidence to suggest that it is effective for osteoarthritis (OA), low back pain and lateral elbow pain, but ineffective for fibromyalgia and rheumatoid arthritis. From their evaluation of the thirty systematic reviews that met their inclusion criteria, the authors concluded that for OA, low back pa ...
Pre-treatment expectations don't predict outcomes for back pain
Categories: Back, Acupuncture research
The relationship between patients' expectations of acupuncture and their outcomes may be more complex than previously believed. When US investigators analysed data from a randomised trial of acupuncture for chronic back pain, they found that pre-treatment expectations and preferences for acupuncture were not predictive of treatment outcomes. 477 acupuncture-naïve participants with chronic low bac ...
Acupuncture for spinal injury mobilises stem cells
Categories: Miscellaneous disorders, Back
Acupuncture for spinal cord injuries (SCI) can mobilise human stem cells, according to German research. Fourteen healthy volunteers were needled at acupuncture points used in the treatment of SCI, while control individuals received acupuncture at points not used for SCI. The number of CD133(+) haematopoetic stem cells in peripheral blood doubled 48 hours after acupuncture at SCI points, whereas co ...
Tai chi for ankylosing spondylitis
Korean investigators have examined the effect of tai chi on disease activity, flexibility and depression in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS). They allocated 40 patients to either a tai chi group or a no-treatment control group. The tai chi group attended two 60 minute group tai chi classes per week, and practised daily at home, for eight weeks. After eight weeks, the tai chi group showed ...
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