Research Archive

Brain mechanisms of acupuncture in depression

Categories: Neurological, Acupuncture, Acupuncture research, Research Archive

Chinese authors have conducted a review of the neurological mechanisms responsible for the successful treatment of depression using acupuncture and moxibustion...

Acupuncture helps with anxiety in Parkinson’s

Categories: Neurological, Acupuncture research

Acupuncture can be an effective treatment for anxiety in patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD), according to research carried out in China ...

Acupuncture effective for trigeminal neuralgia

Categories: Neurological, Acupuncture research

Acupuncture is effective for primary trigeminal neuralgia (PTN), according to a systematic review carried out in China ...

Acupuncture better than drugs or surgery for trigeminal neuralgia

Categories: Neurological, Acupuncture, Acupuncture research

Acupuncture appears more effective than pharmacotherapy or surgery for the management of trigeminal neuralgia, and is safer and cheaper to deliver than surgical or pharmacotherapeutic interventions ...

Electro-acupuncture improves recovery from Bell's palsy

Categories: Neurological, Acupuncture, Acupuncture research

Adding electro-acupuncture (EA) to usual care results in better clinical outcomes in the management of Bell’s palsy, Turkish clinicians report ...

Acupuncture better than usual care for chemo neuropathy

Categories: Neurological, Acupuncture, Acupuncture research

American researchers have found that acupuncture can offer significant improvements over usual care for treating chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) ...

Cannabis useful for dementia

Categories: Neurological, Herbal medicine, Herb research

Cannabis may be useful in the treatment and prevention of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) report Korean systematic review authors ...

Dang Gui Shao Yao San reduces dementia symptoms

Categories: Neurological, Herb research

The Chinese herbal formula Dang Gui Shao Yao San (DSS) provides clinically important reductions in symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and vascular dementia (VD) ...

Acupuncture relieves muscle spasticity in cerebral palsy

Categories: Neurological

Acupuncture can significantly relieve gastrocnemius muscle tone in children with spastic cerebral palsy ...

Acupuncture helps with neuropathy from chemo

Categories: Cancer, Neurological

Women with chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) can experience significant improvements in neuropathic symptoms from an eight-week acupuncture treatment regimen, ....

Auricular electro-acupuncture reduces seizures after brain injury

Categories: Neurological

Auricular electro-acupuncture (AEA) can reduce the incidence of late post-traumatic epilepsy (PTE) after severe brain injury ...

Acupuncture promotes recovery after brain injury

Categories: Neurological

Acupuncture may have a beneficial effect on recovery of consciousness after traumatic brain injury ...

Scalp acupuncture helps children with cerebral palsy

Categories: Babies & children / paediatrics, Neurological

Scalp acupuncture can enhance motor function in children with cerebral palsy ...

Acupuncture affects neuroplasticity

Categories: Neurological

A special issue of the journal Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine has collected nine papers concerning the relationship between acupuncture therapies and neuroplasticity ...

Effect of acupuncture points on Alzheimer's reviewed

Categories: Psychological / emotional, Neurological

Chinese authors have reviewed brain imaging evidence that explains the effects of acupuncture on Alzheimer's disease ...

Herbs help prevent stroke in Parkinson's patients

Categories: Stroke, Neurological

Chinese herbal medicine can reduce the risk of stroke in patients with Parkinson’s disease, according to a large study carried out in Taiwan ...

Acupuncture adds benefit to cognitive training after brain injury

Categories: Miscellaneous disorders, Neurological, Spinal cord

Scalp acupuncture in combination with cognitive training can improve cognitive function in patients with cerebral injury better than cognitive rehabilitation alone ...