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Research Archive
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Auriculotherapy can add benefit to PMS treatment
Categories: Gynaecology, Gynaecological
Auriculotherapy can be used as adjunctive therapy to reduce physical and mood symptoms in women with premenstrual syndrome (PMS) ...
Shock wave therapy applied at acupuncture points helps with period pain
Categories: Gynaecological, Acupuncture research
Radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy (rESWT) applied at acupuncture points in the lower abdomen can reduce menstrual pain, report researchers from China ...
Acupuncture better than drugs for period pain
Categories: Gynaecology, Gynaecological
Acupuncture is more efficacious than NSAIDs in reducing primary dysmenorrhoea ...
Acupuncture reduces menstrual pain
Categories: Gynaecology, Gynaecological
Korean authors report that acupuncture can effectively reduce menstrual pain ...
Acupuncture beneficial in endometriosis
Categories: Gynaecology, Gynaecological
Acupuncture reduces pain and serum markers associated with endometriosis, according the authors of a systematic review carried out in China ...
Acupuncture may help with period pain
Categories: Gynaecology, Gynaecological
Chinese authors of a systematic review of acupuncture for primary dysmenorrhoea have concluded that current evidence suggests it may be effective ...
Xian Ling Gu Bao prevents bone loss in osteoporosis
A Chinese herbal medicine (Xian Ling Gu Bao capsules) can increase bone mineral density, improve bone metabolism and prevent loss of bone mass in osteoporosis patients ...
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.
Acupuncture as good as NSAIDs for dysmenorrhoea
Categories: Gynaecology, Gynaecological
Acupuncture is as effective as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID) for patients with dysmenorrhoea, Turkish researchers report.
Electro-stimulation reduces period pain
Categories: Gynaecology, Gynaecological
Non-invasive electro-acupuncture stimulation applied at Hegu L.I.-4 and Sanyinjiao SP-6 can significantly reduce the pain of dysmenorrhoea
Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists backs acupuncture and herbs for pelvic pain
Categories: Gynaecology, Gynaecological
The UK's Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists has published an opinion paper that supports the use of acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) in the treatment of chronic pelvic pain (CPP) in women.
Acupuncture helps relieve breast pain
American researchers have found preliminary evidence that acupuncture may be able to help relieve non-cyclic breast pain.
Individualised herbal treatment promising for endometriosis
Categories: Gynaecology, Gynaecological
UK researchers have carried out a pilot study to test the feasibility of a novel trial methodology enabling the investigation of individualised decoctions of Chinese herbal medicine (CHM), while gathering preliminary data on their effects in patients ...
Acupressure at Sanyinjiao SP-6 helps with period pain
Categories: Gynaecology, Gynaecological
Researchers from Iran suggest that acupressure at Sanyinjiao SP-6 could be a cost-effective intervention for improving primary dysmenorrhoea.
Small treatment effect of acupuncture on dysmenorrhoea
Categories: Gynaecology, Gynaecological
An Australian team has found that although acupuncture improved menstrual mood symptoms in women with primary dysmenorrhoea, the trend in the improvement of symptoms during the active phase of treatment and at six and twelve months was non-significan ...
Essential fatty acids reduce PMS symptoms
A supplement containing a mix of essential fatty acids has been shown to significantly reduce the symptoms of premenstrual syndrome (PMS), by a Brazilian team.
Acupuncture effective for endometriosis pain
Categories: Gynaecology, Gynaecological
Austrian researchers have examined whether acupuncture is an effective additional pain treatment for endometriosis. In a cross-over design, 101 women were randomised into two groups, each receiving two units of 10 acupuncture treatments twice a week over a period of five weeks. Group 1 received verum-acupuncture during the first treatment unit, while Group 2 received non-specific acupuncture. Afte ...
Acupuncture good for period pain
Categories: Gynaecology, Gynaecological
Authors of a Korean systematic review have found promising evidence for the use of acupuncture in the treatment of primary dysmenorrhoea. Twenty-seven RCTs (data from nearly 3000 women) were included in their analysis, which showed that, compared with pharmacological treatment or herbal medicine, acupuncture was associated with a significant reduction in pain. Two RCTs that compared acupuncture wi ...
HERBAL MEDICINES FOR DYSMENORRHOEA
Categories: Gynaecological
In a Japanese study, two herbal medicine prescriptions administered alternately within the menstrual cycle were found to have powerful antidysmenorrhoeic effects. The two prescriptions were Shakuyaku-kanzo-to (Shao Yao Gan Cao Tang/Peony & Licorice Decoction) and Toki-shakuyaku-san (Dang Gui Shao Yao San/Tangkuei and Peony powder). All 17 dysmenorrhea patients in the study, including recurrent ...
ACUPUNCTURE & ENDOMETRIAL PAIN
Categories: Gynaecological
A study of 101 women (aged 20 to 40), of whom 83 completed the trial, with laparoscopic-proofed endometriosis, randomised them to one of two groups. The first received specific acupuncture for the condition while the other were treated at non-specific points (points with no relation to the diagnosis). Treatment was given twice weekly for ten weeks. After a two month interval, the two groups change ...
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