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Research Archive
Welcome to our Chinese medicine and acupuncture research news pages. We add to the content of these pages continuously as more research news comes in. Browse through the complete archive below or use the category links on the right.
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Group acupuncture best for knee osteoarthritis
Categories: Knee, Pregnancy & Labour
A study by investigators from the UK suggests that both group and individual acupuncture may be effective for treating the symptoms of knee osteoarthritis ...
Tai chi as good as physiotherapy for knee osteoarthritis
A research team from the American National Institutes of Health has concluded that tai chi produces beneficial effects similar to those of a standard course of physical therapy for knee osteoarthritis ...
High intensity electro-acupuncture better for knee osteoarthritis
Categories: Male disorders, Knee
High-intensity electro-acupuncture (EA) is more effective than low-intensity EA at alleviating the clinical symptoms of knee osteoarthritis (KOA) patients ...
Acupuncture adds benefit to rehab after knee surgery
Categories: Knee
Acupuncture combined with rehabilitation training can improve knee function parameters after arthroscopic meniscus repair, report Chinese authors ...
Moxibustion improves quality of life in knee osteoarthritis patients
Six-weeks of treatment with moxibustion seems to improve physical and mental quality of life in patients with chronic knee osteoarthritis (KOA).
Acupuncture beneficial for pain management following joint replacement
Acupuncture may be a useful adjunct to pharmacological pain management after total hip (THR) or total knee replacement (TKR) surgery ...
Acupuncture reduces need for analgesia after knee replacement
Categories: Knee, Post-operative
Acupuncture can help control acute postoperative pain after total knee arthroplasty, according to Taiwanese investigators.
Tai chi for knee osteoarthritis
A systematic review by Danish authors has found moderate evidence for short-term improvement of pain, physical function and stiffness in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee who practice tai chi. Five RCTs with a total of 252 patients were included. Analysis showed moderate overall evidence of short-term effectiveness for pain, physical function and stiffness. Strong evidence was found for sho ...
Ear acupressure helps with pain of knee surgery
Applying auricular acupressure (AA) in the peri-operative period of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) can alleviate post-operative pain, decrease opioid consumption and promote early rehabilitation, say Chinese clinicians.
Acupuncture more effective for knee osteoarthritis
Acupuncture should be considered to be one of the most effective treatments for short-term alleviation of knee pain from osteoarthritis (OA), according to a network meta-analysis of randomised controlled studies by UK authors.
Acupuncture offers GPs low-cost alternative to knee surgery
British researchers have found that acupuncture offers an acceptable, low-cost alternative to knee replacement for sufferers of osteoarthritis (OA).
Acupuncture has benefits for knee osteoarthritis
A three-armed RCT carried out by Greek investigators has shown that a combination of acupuncture plus non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) is significantly more effective for chronic pain due to knee osteoarthritis (OA) than either sham acu ...
Acupuncturists' behaviour affects pain
Categories: Knee, Acupuncture research
The way acupuncturists interact with patients has significant effects on pain reduction. In an American randomised controlled trial, acupuncturists were trained to interact in one of two communication styles that conveyed either 'high' or 'neutral' expectations of treatment outcomes. 455 patients with knee osteoarthritis were assigned to one of three groups over six weeks: waiting list, 'high', or ...
ACUPUNCTURE MAKES WALKING EASIER
Categories: Knee
Walking gait patterns in knee osteoarthritis (OA) patients are significantly improved after acupuncture, probably due to pain relief, according to Taiwanese researchers. Twenty patients with bilateral medial knee OA were randomly assigned either to a standard 30-minute electro-acupuncture treatment or a sham treatment. Visual analog scale (VAS) pain scores decreased significantly after acupuncture ...
ACUPRESSURE DECREASES POSTOPERATIVE PAIN
Categories: Knee, Post-operative
Patients who received acupressure at fifteen classical acupuncture points after knee arthroscopy suffered less postoperative pain than patients who received sham acupressure (light pressure at non-acupuncture points). For both groups pressure was applied to the contralateral knee (Clin J Pain 1996;12(4):326-9). In another study, auriculotherapy applied to patients after laparoscopic cholecystectom ...
AURICULAR ACUPUNCTURE REDUCES PAIN AFTER KNEE SURGERY
Categories: Knee, Post-operative
The authors of this study investigated the need for postoperative pain medication in 120 patients undergoing knee surgery. Participants randomly received true auricular acupuncture (Lung, Shenmen and Knee points) or a sham procedure (three non-acupuncture points on the auricular helix) on the ipsilateral ear before ambulatory knee arthroscopy. Permanent press needles were retained for one day afte ...
ACUPUNCTURE & OSTEOARTHRITIS OF THE KNEE
Categories: Knee
44 patents with advanced osteoarthritis of the knee who were awaiting total knee joint replacements were given acupuncture either on the most affected knee only, or on both knees. Points needled were Yinlingquan SP-9, Xuehai SP-10, Liangqiu ST-34, Zusanli ST-36 and Hegu L.I.-4. Results showed a significant reduction in symptoms in both groups with no signficant dfference between the two groups, su ...
ACUPUNCTURE & KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS
Categories: Knee
60 patients on a waiting list for total knee replacement were randomly divided into two groups. 30 received "medical acupuncture" using one inch needles inserted "deeply" at Yinlingquan SP-9, Xuehai SP-10, Liangqiu ST 34, Zusanli ST-36 and Hegu L.I.-4. The needles were manipulated manually 4 times during a 15 minute retention and patients received a total of 6 weekly treatments ...
ACUPUNCTURE FOR OSTEOARTHRITIS OF THE KNEE
Categories: Knee
30 patients with osteoarthritis of the knee were randomised to one of three groups: 1. acupuncture alone at Hegu L.I.-4, Xuehai SP-10, Xiyan (MN-LE-16), Yinlingquan SP-9, Yanglingquan GB-34, Zusanli ST-36, Taichong LIV-3, Weizhong BL-40 and Chengshan BL-57 (twice weekly treatment, obtaining of deqi, 10 treatments in total, using electro-acupuncture at most points); 2. identical acupuncture plus co ...
ACUPUNCTURE & KNEE ARTHRITIS
Categories: Knee
In a separate Spanish study of the potential benefits of acupuncture in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis, 97 patients were randomly assigned to receive either acupuncture plus diclofenac, or placebo acupuncture plus diclofenac. The true acupuncture consisted of needling (followed by electroacupuncture at the local points) at Yanglingquan GB-34, Yinlingquan SP-9, Xiyan (MN-LE-16), Zusanli ST-36 ...
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