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Research Archive
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Acupuncture helpful for perimenopausal insomnia
Categories: Menopausal syndrome, Insomnia/sleep disorders
Chinese investigators have found that acupuncture can contribute to a clinically relevant improvement in perimenopausal insomnia ...
Acupuncture improves depressed mood and sleep quality
Categories: Insomnia/sleep disorders, Psychological / emotional
A team of Chinese investigators has found that acupuncture can improve mood and sleep quality in patients with depression ...
Acupuncture effective for insomnia
Categories: Insomnia/sleep disorders
One of the largest randomised controlled trials on acupuncture for insomnia has found it to be effective and safe ..
Acupuncture helps with depression-related insomnia
Categories: Insomnia/sleep disorders, Psychological / emotional
Acupuncture could be a viable alternative to medication for treating depression-related insomnia, report the authors of a meta-analysis from China ...
Tai chi qigong improves sleep quality in cognitively impaired older adults
Tai chi qigong may be useful for improving sleep quality in older adults with cognitive impairment ...
Tai chi improves anxiety and sleep in young adults
Tai chi may be an effective non-pharmaceutical means of improving anxiety and poor sleep quality in young adults ...
Electro-acupuncture as good as drugs for improving sleep in breast cancer survivors
Categories: Cancer, Insomnia/sleep disorders
The effects of electro-acupuncture are comparable with those of the drug gabapentin for improving sleep disturbances among breast cancer survivors ...
Acupuncture reduces sleep disturbance in menopause
Categories: Menopausal syndrome, Insomnia/sleep disorders
Acupuncture is associated with a significant reduction in sleep disturbances in menopausal women, conclude the authors of a systematic review from Taiwan ...
Acupuncture improves symptoms of sleep apnoea
Categories: Insomnia/sleep disorders
Acupuncture is effective in improving the symptoms of sleep apnoea, according to a Chinese systematic review ...
Herbal formula prevents inflammatory response in sleep apnoea
Categories: Insomnia/sleep disorders
The herbal formula Jiawei Di Tan Tang (JDTT) can prevent inflammation and oxidative stress in obstructive sleep apnoea hypopnoea syndrome ...
Acupuncture superior to drugs for insomnia
Categories: Insomnia/sleep disorders
Australian and Chinese authors reviewing the evidence for acupuncture for insomnia have concluded that it is superior to both placebo and drug therapy. A total of 30 studies (2363) participants were included in their systematic review. Acupuncture point combinations for insomnia included the use of the points Shenmen HE-7, Baihui DU-20, Sanyinjiao SP-6. Meta-analysis showed small but statistically ...
Acupuncture improves sleep in menopause
Categories: Menopausal syndrome, Insomnia/sleep disorders
Acupuncture is associated with a significant reduction in symptoms in women experiencing menopause-related sleep disturbances, according to a systematic review from Taiwan ..
Zhen Jing Ding Zhi decoction improves sleep quality
Categories: Insomnia/sleep disorders
Chinese clinicians have found that Zhen Jing Ding Zhi (ZJDZ) decoction can improve sleep quality and sleep duration in cases of insomnia due to Heart and Gall Bladder qi deficiency ...
Body acupoints best for insomnia
Categories: Insomnia/sleep disorders
Body, auricular and abdominal acupuncture all lead to improved symptoms for insomnia patients, with body and ear protocols being most effective ...
Acupuncture can improve sleep quality in the elderly
Categories: Insomnia/sleep disorders
Brazilian clinicians report that acupuncture is effective for improving sleep quality and psychological distress in elderly patients with sleep problems ...
Acupuncture better than drugs for insomnia
Categories: Insomnia/sleep disorders
A Chinese study suggests that acupuncture compares favourably with benzodiazepine drugs for improving sleep quality and daytime functioning in insomnia patients. A total of 180 patients with primary insomnia were randomly assigned to one of three groups. The verum group received verum acupuncture and a placebo drug; the estazolam group received the drug estazolam and sham acupuncture; and the sham ...
Acupuncture reduces anxiety and improves memory
Categories: Insomnia/sleep disorders, Psychological / emotional
Acupuncture can improve memory and reduce anxiety, according to a study from China. Ninety undergraduate university students were assessed for state and trait anxiety before either receiving acupuncture or lying on a treatment table for 20 minutes without needle insertion. All participants then completed the state anxiety (SA) questionnaire again, after which they undertook a computerised test of ...
Acupuncture improves sleep apnoea
Categories: Insomnia/sleep disorders, Respiratory disorders
Brazilian researchers have shown in a pilot study that acupuncture can improve the sleep pattern of patients with obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA). Forty patients were randomly allocated to manual acupuncture (MA) treatment, 10 Hz electroacupuncture (EA) treatment, 2 Hz EA treatment, or a no-treatment control group. Apnoea scores and number of nocturnal respiratory events decreased significantly in ...
TAI CHI HELPS SENIORS SLEEP
Categories: Insomnia/sleep disorders, Tai chi
Practising tai chi chih (TCC), a Westernized version of tai chi, has been shown to promote sleep quality in older adults with moderate sleep complaints. In the US study, 112 healthy adults, age range 59 to 86, were randomly assigned to one of two groups for a 25-week period: one group practised 20 simple TCC moves, the other participated in health education classes that included advice on stress m ...
SHENMEN HE-7 AND SLEEP PATTERNS
Categories: Insomnia/sleep disorders
A French study has shown that stimulating Shenmen HE-7 in healthy patients by fixing Polyether Block Amides; Isocones bilaterally to the points decreased wakefulness and increased non-REM sleep and thus total sleep time. (Buguet, A., Sartre, M., Kerneau, J. Neurophysiologie Clinique, 1995; 25(2): 78-83).
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