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Research Archive
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Acupuncture helps asthma rehabilitation in children
Categories: Babies & children / paediatrics, Respiratory disorders
The addition of acupuncture to an inpatient asthma rehabilitation programme results in improvement in bronchial hyper-reactivity and reduced anxiety for paediatric patients.
Acupuncture reduces cost of back pain
Categories: Back, Acupuncture research
Patients with low-back pain (LBP) are less likely to visit physicians for LBP after receiving acupuncture treatment, leading to reduced healthcare spending on LBP.
Individualised herbal treatment promising for endometriosis
Categories: Gynaecology, Gynaecological
UK researchers have carried out a pilot study to test the feasibility of a novel trial methodology enabling the investigation of individualised decoctions of Chinese herbal medicine (CHM), while gathering preliminary data on their effects in patients ...
Points have specific effects on brain
Categories: Acupuncture research
Electro-acupuncture (EA) stimulation at Guangming GB-37 and Jiaoxin KID-8 induce distinct response patterns in the brain.
Placebo is a specific effect of healing rituals
Categories: Acupuncture research
A paper by Ted Kaptchuk suggests that, rather than being non-specific, placebo effects are in fact the 'specific' effects of healing rituals.
Taking part in RCTs may reduce the impact of acupuncture
Categories: Acupuncture research
Differences in psychosocial context between RCTs and usual practice could reduce the impact of acupuncture in RCT settings and may lead to under-reporting of benefit by patients in trials, according to a UK study.
Herbal paste eases breathing in COPD
Categories: Respiratory disorders
A Chinese herbal paste may help to reduce winter exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a Chinese study.
Acupuncture for premenstrual syndrome
Categories: Gynaecology
Acupuncture is a promising treatment for premenstrual symptoms, according to a systematic review by Korean authors.
Acupuncture for labour pain management
Categories: Gynaecology
A Cochrane Database systematic review has concluded that acupuncture and acupressure may have a role in reducing pain, increasing satisfaction with pain management and reducing use of pharmacological management for women in labour.
Acupuncture reduces lymphoedema after breast cancer surgery
Categories: Cancer
A small US pilot study has found that acupuncture may help reduce lymphoedema associated with breast cancer surgery.
Acupuncture benefits those with terminal cancer
Categories: Cancer
Patients with advanced incurable cancer appear to benefit from incorporating acupuncture in their treatment.
Tai chi helps overcome cognitive effects of chemotherapy
A US pilot study suggests that tai chi may be able to help cancer patients with cognitive problems that can arise as a side effect of chemotherapy treatment.
Fuzhisan improves Alzheimer's symptoms
Categories: Psychological / emotional
Treatment with the Chinese herbal formula Fuzhisan (FZS) may have a positive effect on cognition, behavioral functions, and cerebral glucose metabolism in patients with mild-to-moderate Alzheimer's disease (AD).
Acupuncture helps dialysis patients
Categories: Kidney / Urinary disorders
A Korean pilot study suggests that acupuncture can help with symptom management in patients undergoing haemodialysis.
Acupuncture helps when patients don't respond to anti-depressants
Categories: Psychological / emotional
An American study suggests that acupuncture may be an effective adjunct to medication in patients with depression who do not respond to anti-depressant medication.
Treatment changes blood flow in contralateral Achilles
Categories: Acupuncture research
Blood supply to the Achilles tendon can be increased by treating the contralateral tendon with either acupuncture or a heat pack.
Acupuncture decreases plantar fasciitis pain
Categories: Foot
Acupuncture should be considered as a major therapeutic instrument for the decrease of heel pain in plantar fasciitis (PF), according to a Greek study.
Acupuncture decreases inflammatory markers in rheumatoid arthritis
Categories: Arthritis , Miscellaneous
Chinese scientists have found that acupuncture can lower levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines in the blood and synovial fluid of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients.
Chinese herbal medicine improves infertility treatment
Categories: Infertility
A systematic review by US authors has concluded that Chinese herbal medicine may increase the effectiveness of infertility treatment with the drug clomiphene citrate (CC).
Minimal acupuncture at L.I.-4 effective for infantile colic
Categories: Babies & children / paediatrics
A case series study of 913 infants, carrided out in Sweden has shown that minimal acupuncture at Hegu L.I.-4 is an effective and easy treatment for infantile colic.
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