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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 MIGRAINE

Categories: Headache & migraine

Italian researchers have conducted a trial on migraine sufferers that attempts to separate the specific effects of a true TCM acupuncture treatment from the effects of both standard sham acupuncture and a mock 'acupuncture healing ritual'. One hundred and sixty patients were divided into four groups: true acupuncture (TA) plus normal drug therapy (Rizatriptan), ritualised mock acupuncture (RMA) pl ...

ACUPUNCTURE IMPROVES AUTONOMIC REGULATION IN MIGRAINE

Categories: Headache & migraine

A positive response to acupuncture by migraine sufferers is associated with beneficial changes in the regulation of the autonomic nervous system. Thirty migraineurs were randomly allocated to two groups receiving either verum acupuncture (VA) or sham acupuncture (SA) treatment. Across the combined VA and SA groups, clinical responders (those with at least 50% reduction of migraine attacks) exhibit ...

ACUPUNCTURE COST-EFFECTIVE FOR HEADACHE

Categories: Headache & migraine

A German study has assessed the costs and cost-effectiveness of additional acupuncture treatment in patients with headache. The randomised controlled trial of 3182 patients measured quality of life, cost differences between treatment groups, and the incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) of acupuncture treatment. The ICER was calculated as 11657 euros per QALY (quality-adjusted life year) gai ...

ACUPUNCTURE IMPROVES HEADACHE TREATMENT

Categories: Headache & migraine

A large German study has compared the effectiveness of acupuncture in addition to routine care in patients with primary headache, to routine care alone. In a randomised controlled trial plus non-randomised cohort study, patients with headache were allocated to receive up to 15 acupuncture sessions over three months or to a control group receiving no acupuncture during the first three months. Patie ...

ACUPUNCTURE BETTER THAN MEDICATION FOR CHRONIC HEADACHE

Categories: Headache & migraine

A systematic review has confirmed the benefits of acupuncture in the treatment of chronic headache. The study, carried out by US authors, included 31 studies in its meta-analysis. The majority of trials comparing verum (true) acupuncture with sham acupuncture were found to show a trend in favour of verum acupuncture. The combined response rate in the acupuncture group was significantly higher comp ...

ACUPUNCTURE WORKS FOR HEADACHES

Categories: Headache & migraine

The addition of 12 additional trials (carried out since 2001) to the Cochrane Database Systematic Review of acupuncture for migraine prophylaxis increased the number of trials meeting the inclusion criteria to 22, involving a total of 4419 participants. The authors' new conclusion, based on the additional data, is that there is now consistent evidence that acupuncture provides additional benefit i ...

ACUPUNCTURE EFFECTIVE FOR ACUTE MIGRAINE

Categories: Headache & migraine

Chinese researchers have found acupuncture to be an effective treatment for acute migraine. In a multicentre randomised controlled trial, they compared verum acupuncture with two different types of sham acupuncture. 175 patients received one session of real or sham treatment and were observed over a period of 24 hours. Visual analog scale (VAS) pain scores in the fourth hour after treatment decrea ...