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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 FOR FEMALE GENITAL PAIN
Categories: Gynaecology
A Canadian pilot study has found that acupuncture has positive effects on provoked vestibulodynia (PVD), a distressing genital pain condition affecting women. Eight women with PVD (mean age 30) underwent ten one-hour acupuncture sessions with needle placement according to an individual TCM diagnosis. Analysis of the results showed significant decreases in helplessness (a measure on the Pain Catast ...
MOXIBUSTION EFFECTIVE FOR BREECH PRESENTATION
Categories: Gynaecology
UK researchers exploring the effects of moxibustion on breech presentation have concluded that it creates a better chance of achieving vaginal delivery. In a prospective multicentre study, 76 pregnant women were taught how to apply moxibustion and instructed to continue it at home, twice a day, for seven days. If breech presentation persisted after treatment, external cephalic version (ECV) was ca ...
ACUPUNCTURE FOR MENOPAUSAL HOT FLUSHES
Categories: Gynaecology, Menopausal syndrome
A multicentre randomised clinical study of menopausal women has concluded that acupuncture carried out in addition to usual care is associated with marked clinical improvement in hot flushes and other menopause-related symptoms. One hundred and seventy five Korean women were randomised to receive 12 sessions of acupuncture over four weeks in addition to usual care, or to usual care alone. The mean ...