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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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Corydalis promising for chronic neuropathic pain
Categories: Miscellaneous, Herb research
A study into the analgesic properties of various Chinese herbs has found that a compound of Yan Hu Suo (Rhizoma Corydalis) is able to effectively treat various kinds of pain, including inflammatory and neuropathic pain.
Acupuncture can reverse brain changes caused by chronic pain
Categories: Miscellaneous, Back
Chronic low back pain (CLBP) is associated with changes in connectivity in the brain’s default mode network (DMN), but acupuncture can reverse these changes as well as provide pain relief.
Acupuncture helps with chronic pain in urban primary care
According to American researchers, weekly acupuncture is associated with improvements in pain and quality of life when used as an adjunct to usual treatment for chronic pain in urban health centres.
Acupuncture for fibromyalgia
Categories: Fibromyaigia, Miscellaneous
A Cochrane Database systematic review has summarised the current evidence for the use of acupuncture in the treatment of fibromyalgia.
Acupuncture for cancer pain
Categories: Cancer, Miscellaneous
A review of the evidence for the use of acupuncture for cancer pain has found that it is beneficial.
Categories: Miscellaneous
A US military research team has carried out a feasibility study to examine the use of
Needling Jianjing GB-21 regulates gall bladder size in cholecystitis patients
Categories: Digestive & Bowel disorders, Miscellaneous
A Chinese study has used ultrasound scanning to show that acupuncture at Jianjing GB-21 can regulate the volume of the gall bladder in cholecystitis patients and improve their symptoms.
Acupuncture helps reduce diabetic peripheral neuropathy
Categories: Diabetes, Miscellaneous
The results of a study from Thailand have shown that acupuncture combined with medication can significantly reduce peripheral neuropathy in diabetics.
Acupuncture better than exercise for Achilles inflammation
Categories: Miscellaneous, Foot
Chinese researchers have found that acupuncture can significantly improve pain and activity levels in patients with chronic Achilles tendinopathy, compared with exercise therapy.
Acupuncture is the top therapy for arthritis
Categories: Arthritis , Miscellaneous
Acupuncture is the most effective complementary therapy for treating osteoarthritis, and also scores highly for other chronic musculoskeletal pain conditions, according to a report by the charity Arthritis Research UK. The report summarises current evidence for practitioner-based complementary therapies that are commonly used to treat rheumatoid and osteoarthritis, fibromyalgia and low back pain. ...
Acupuncture relieves phantom limb pain
Categories: Miscellaneous
A case report from the UK demonstrates the potential benefits of acupuncture in the treatment of phantom limb pain.
Scalp acupuncture beneficial in complex regional pain syndrome
Categories: Miscellaneous
Case studies of two injured American soldiers have shown that scalp acupuncture can relieve pain and restore function and sensation in complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS).
Acupuncture reduces whiplash pain
Categories: Neck, Miscellaneous
Just one session of acupuncture treatment can result in improvement in pain sensitivity for patients with chronic whiplash-associated disorders (WAD), according to a Belgian study.
Proof that acupuncture works for chronic pain
Categories: Miscellaneous, Acupuncture research
An international collaboration, involving some of the UK's top acupuncture researchers, has provided definitive evidence that acupuncture is effective for chronic pain.
Acupuncture treats pain in neonates
Categories: Babies & children / paediatrics, Miscellaneous
A Turkish pilot study suggests that acupuncture may be an effective method of analgesia in newborn infants.
Acupuncture improves pain relief after haemorrhoid surgery
Categories: Digestive & Bowel disorders, Miscellaneous
Acupuncture appears to be an effective adjunct to conventional analgesia for patients recovering from haemorrhoidectomy.
Acupuncture helps relieve breast pain
American researchers have found preliminary evidence that acupuncture may be able to help relieve non-cyclic breast pain.
Remote needling can suppress trigger point pain
Categories: Miscellaneous, Acupuncture research
Chinese research has confirmed that the irritability of a myofascial trigger point in the upper trapezius muscle can be suppressed by needling remote acupoints.
Electro-stimulation of acupoints reduces postoperative pain
Categories: Miscellaneous, Acupuncture research
Acupoint electrical stimulation (AES) can effectively reduce postoperative pain and analgesic usage, according to an RCT carried out in Taiwan.
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.
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