Research Archive

Acupuncture reduces chronic pain and cortisol levels

Categories: Pain

Acupuncture leads to reductions in pain intensity, disability and salivary cortisol levels in people with chronic musculoskeletal pain ...

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, ....

Electro-acupuncture improves oocyte growth in PCOS

Categories: Infertility

A study carried out in Indonesia suggests that electro-acupuncture (EA) can improve the growth of oocytes in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome ...

Acupuncture beneficial for muscle soreness after exercise

Categories: Pain

Acupuncture can be beneficial for exercise-induced muscle soreness, according to a trial carried out in Portugal ...

Moxibustion enhances anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects of RA drugs

Categories: General discussion

Moxibustion can enhance the anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects of conventional medicine in patients with rheumatoid arthritis ...

Electroacupuncture better than biofeedback for myofascial neck pain

Categories: Neck

Electro-acupuncture outperforms biofeedback therapy for treating chronic neck pain, report Iranian researchers ...

TEAS reduces stress and inflammation after knee surgery

Categories: Knee

Transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation (TEAS) can facilitate postoperative recovery in elderly patients after knee surgery ...

Ear acupuncture helps reduce waist circumference

Categories: Obesity

Seven weeks of auricular acupuncture (AA) therapy was associated with significant reductions in waist circumference in a group of overweight women, ...

Ear acupuncture helpful for episiotomy pain

Categories: Pregnancy & labour

Auricular acupuncture may be a valuable adjunct to analgesic therapy in patients undergoing episiotomy during vaginal delivery ...

Acupuncture and herbs effective for IBS-D

Categories: Digestive & Bowel disorders

Acupuncture combined with Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) is an effective treatment for irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhoea predominant (IBS-D). ...

Acupuncture at any time of cycle is effective for PMS

Categories: Gynaecology

Acupuncture compares favourably to orthodox medicine and sham acupuncture for treating premenstrual syndrome ...

Acupuncture effective for infertility without ART

Categories: Infertility

Acupuncture may be effective for treating female infertility in women who are not undergoing assisted reproductive techniques ...

Tung's acupuncture improves hormones in PCOS

Categories: Gynaecology

Tung's acupuncture can improve sex hormone levels in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) by an amount similar to drug therapy ...

Acupuncture effective for migraine prophylaxis

Categories: Headache & migraine

Twenty sessions of manual acupuncture is superior to both sham acupuncture and usual care for the prophylaxis of episodic migraine without aura ...

Combined acupuncture therapy reduces medication requirement in cancer pain

Categories: Cancer, Pain

A combination of wrist-ankle acupuncture (WAA) and auricular acupuncture (AA) can quickly reduce pain symptoms and reduce analgesic drug use in patients with cancer pain ...

Acupuncture improves chronic pain in urban primary care

Categories: Pain

Both individual and group acupuncture therapy delivered in primary care settings can reduce pain and improve physical function in people with chronic musculoskeletal conditions ...