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Seniors who practice tai chi perform better in cognitive tests
Older adults who practice tai chi (TC) demonstrate better performance in cognitive tests than those who take part in conventional exercise or who do not exercise.
Tai chi prevents cognitive decline in at-risk seniors
Hong Kong researchers have found that tai chi (TC) may offer specific cognitive benefits in elderly people at risk of progressive cognitive decline.
Exercising in nature has added benefits
Categories: Psychological / emotional, Lifestyle research
A systematic review by UK authors has concluded that exercising in the natural environment leads to greater benefits in mental and physical wellbeing than exercising indoors.
Acupuncturists' communication style affects treatment outcomes
Categories: Psychological / emotional, Acupuncture research
The analgesic benefits of acupuncture may be partially mediated through placebo effects related to the acupuncturist's behaviour, according to US researchers.
Acupuncture helpful in eating disorders
Categories: Miscellaneous disorders, Psychological / emotional
Acupuncture shows potential for improving the quality of life of people with eating disorders, according to a pilot study carried out in Australia.
Tai chi helps beat depression in the elderly
Combining a weekly Tai Chi Chih (TCC) exercise class with standard depression treatment leads to greater improvement in depression symptoms for elderly adults
Acupuncture improves symptoms of ADHD
Categories: Psychological / emotional
Combining electro-acupuncture with behavioral therapy has a positive effect on reducing the symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in pre-school children, according to a Chinese study. One hundred and eighty pre-school children with ADHD were randomly recruited into an experimental group, which received electro-acupuncture and behavioral therapy, or a control group, which rece ...
Acupuncture improves autistic symptoms
A short course of electro-acupuncture (EA) can improve specific functions in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), especially language comprehension and self-care ability. Fifty-five children with ASD were randomly assigned to an EA group or a sham electro-acupuncture (SEA) group. The EA group received electro-acupuncture at eight acupoints: Sishencong (M-HN-1), Yintang (M-HN-3), Neiguan P ...
Anxious people prone to asthma
Categories: Psychological / emotional, Lifestyle research
People who are prone to anxiety are more likely to develop asthma, according to German investigators. The team used a questionnaire to evaluate tendencies to hysteria, anxiety and depression in 4010 adults without asthma. When they reassessed participants nine years later, they found that those who had high levels of neurosis were three times as likely to have developed asthma as those with low sc ...
Tai chi improves psychological well-being
Categories: Psychological / emotional, Tai chi
A systematic review carried out by US researchers has found that tai chi appears to be associated with improvements in many aspects of psychological health. Forty studies totaling 3817 subjects were subjected to meta-analysis. The results showed that regular TC significantly increased psychological well-being, including reduction of stress, anxiety, and depression, enhanced mood and increased self ...
Herbs as good as hormone therapy for menopause depression
Categories: Menopausal syndrome, Psychological / emotional
The Chinese herbal formula Geng Nian Le (GNL) can relieve the symptoms of perimenopausal depression and regulate women's hormone levels. Chinese scientists randomised 47 women to either a GNL group or a control group that received tibolone (a synthetic steroid hormone). After 12 weeks of treatment the depression scores in both groups decreased significantly, with no significant difference between ...
HERB FORMULA MODERATES RISK-TAKING
Categories: Psychological / emotional
A Chinese medical formula designed to regulate impulsiveness has measurable effects on brain regions involved in risk-taking decision making. The fMRI study carried out in Hong Kong examined the neural correlates of the observed improvement in risk-taking behavior, following a 60-day course of a TCM formula specifically designed to regulate impulsiveness. Fourteen participants were randomly assign ...
Acupuncture reduces dental anxiety
Categories: Psychological / emotional, Dental
Having acupuncture before dental treatment can reduce patient's anxiety, according to Swedish authors. Eight dentists (all members of the British Dental Acupuncture Society) submitted case reports. Twenty patients, all in their 40s, had experienced problems with dental anxiety for two to 30 years. All were assessed as moderately to severely anxious using the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), with a me ...
Electroacupuncture improves sleep architecture
Categories: Psychological / emotional
The beneficial effects of acupuncture on chronic insomniacs' sleep quality and daytime social functioning are associated with measurable changes to sleep architecture (the cyclical pattern of the stages of sleep). Forty-seven Chinese patients received four courses of electroacupuncture (EA) treatment in a cohort study. Sleep quality index scores were used to evaluate subjective sleep quality, whil ...
PSYCHIATRIC CONDITIONS DON'T AFFECT RESPONSE TO ACUPUNCTURE
Categories: Psychological / emotional
American researchers report that psychiatric comorbidity does not affect response to acupuncture treatment for chronic low back pain (CLBP), nor does it modify the effect of expectations on acupuncture response. In a controlled, blinded crossover trial verum acupuncture at Hegu L.I.-4 was compared with validated sham acupuncture in 40 CLBP patients, who were divided into two groups with a low or h ...
Acupuncture effective alternative for pregnancy depression
Categories: Psychological / emotional, Pregnancy & labour
Acupuncture is an effective treatment for depression during pregnancy, according to a new American study. A hundred and fifty pregnant women with a diagnosis of major depression were randomised to receive 12 sessions of acupuncture consisting of a standardised point prescription specific for depression, or one of two active controls - control acupuncture or massage - over eight weeks. Women who re ...
Psychophysiological outcomes of qigong
Categories: Psychological / emotional, Qigong
In Hong Kong, investigators have attempted to unravel the clinical benefits and underlying psychophysiological mechanisms of qigong based on information from published RCTs. Their meta-analysis of 26 RCTs showed that qigong had positive effects on blood parameters (increasing the numbers of lymphocytes, lowering total cholesterol), cardiac function (increasing stroke volume, peak early transmitral ...
Qigong enhances sleep and psychological wellbeing
Categories: Psychological / emotional, Qigong
Spanish scientists have assessed the effects of qigong practice on serum cytokines, mood and subjective sleep quality. Experimental participants underwent a qigong training program for one month. Blood samples for the quantification of TNF-alpha and IFN-gamma, and several instruments to assess anxiety and depression symptoms, were obtained before and after the program. The findings revealed that w ...
Acupuncture and depression
Categories: Psychological / emotional
Researchers at the University of Arizona have tested the value of acupuncture in the treatment of depression. 38 women aged 18 to 45 and suffering from major depression were divided into three groups. One group received eight weeks of acupuncture treatment specifically designed to target their depression. A second group waited for eight weeks and then received the treatment. A third group received ...
Ear acupuncture and anxiety
Categories: Psychological / emotional
A study carried out at Yale University School of Medicine into the use of ear acupuncture and anxiety has shown that whilst there was no significant physiological change after acupuncture, those treated bilaterally at the
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