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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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ACUPUNCTURE AND TENNIS ELBOW

Categories: Tennis Elbow

A study on the treatment of tennis elbow using only Yanglingquan GB-34 on the affected side reports that most patients obtained pain relief of 70% (mean pain relief 55%). The results were significantly higher than in a placebo group treated by light pressure at Feishu BL-13. The results were assessed blindly immediately after treatment. (Molsberger A, Hill E, British Journal of Rheumatology, 33: 1 ...

ACUPUNCTURE AND TENNIS ELBOW

Categories: Tennis Elbow

A German placebo-controlled single-blind trial into the treatment of tennis elbow compared a single-needle traditionally selected treatment with a placebo non-penetrative treatment. Pain relief occurred in 55.8% of the treatment group and 15% in the control group. 79.2% of the treatment group reported pain relief of at least 50% after only one treatment. (Molsberger, A. et. al The analgesic effect ...

ACUPUNCTURE AND CORTICOSTEROIDS

Categories: Tennis Elbow

A study carried out in the North of England suggests that patients with tennis elbow who receive acupuncture immediately before injection of corticosteroids respond to much lower doses of corticosteroids than those who do not receive acupuncture first (Acupuncture in Medicine Nov. 1997 Vol. 15 No2, p77).

TENNIS ELBOW & ACUPUNCTURE

Categories: Tennis Elbow

In a study carried out at Hanover Medical School, 45 patients with chronic lateral epicondylitis were each given two acupuncture treatments, real or sham, every week for 5 weeks. 2 weeks after the end of treatment the group who received real acupuncture demonstrated significantly more improvement in strength, pain intensity and arm function than the sham group, although the improvement was limited ...

ACUPUNCTURE FOR TENNIS ELBOW PAIN

Categories: Tennis Elbow

A systematic review of published studies on the effect of acupuncture on lateral elbow (tennis elbow) pain has concluded that "there is strong evidence suggesting that acupuncture is effective in short-term pain relief for patients with lateral epicondyle pain". The studies reviewed were all randomised or quasi-randomised and acupuncture was the only intervention used in the treatment gr ...

ACUPUNCTURE EASES TMJ PAIN

Categories: Temperomandibular / Jaw

A double-blind randomised controlled trial followed twenty-seven patients suffering from temporomandibular joint myofascial pain (TMJ/MP) who were assigned to receive either real acupuncture or a sham acupuncture intervention. Real acupuncture was found to have a greater influence than sham acupuncture on clinical outcome measures of TMJ/MP and changes in the majority of measures reached a level o ...

Chinese medicine for temperomandibular joint problems

Categories: Temperomandibular / Jaw

Chinese medicine (TCM) was demonstrated to be significantly more effective for temperomandibular joint disorders than speciality care (SC) in a study of 110 women randomised to receive one or the other. TCM consisted of individualised acupuncture, herbs, tuina and relaxation (20 visits over four months). SC consisted of bite splint, education, massage and pharmacotherapy. Patients improved in both ...

Acupuncture & temperomandibular dysfunction

Categories: Temperomandibular / Jaw

An audit of 60 patients with temperomandibular joint dysfunction was compiled from the practices of 15 dentists who were applying for the diploma of the British Dental Acupuncture Society. The mean age of the patients (predominantly female) was 40.6 years, and the average duration of the disorder was 32 months. The patients received a mean of 3.4 treatments (each lasting 12 minutes). Treatment con ...

TCM BETTER THAN USUAL CARE FOR TEMPOROMANDIBULAR PAIN

Categories: Temperomandibular / Jaw

A pilot study carried out in the USA has assessed the feasibility of studying whole systems of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and naturopathic medicine (NM) as treatments for temporomandibular disorders (TMD). The study compared TCM and NM with state-of-the-art specialty care (SC) for TMD in 160 women (25-55 years of age) attending a specialty clinic. The TCM and NM intervention protocols were ...

ACUPUNCTURE & FROZEN SHOULDER

Categories: Shoulder

In a Hong Kong study, 35 patients with frozen shoulder were randomly assigned to an exercise group or an exercise plus acupuncture group. Mobility, strength and pain were assessed (blind) at outset, after 6 weeks and at a 20-week follow-up. The acupuncture protocol consisted of deep (2.5 cun) contralateral needing of the extra point Zhongping (1 cun inferior to Zusanli ST-36, midway between the ti ...

ACUPUNCTURE EFFECTIVE FOR SHOULDER PAIN

Categories: Shoulder

One hundred and thirty patients with shoulder pain (cuff tendonitis, bicipital tendonitis, capsulitis etc.) were randomly assigned to receive either eight weekly true acupuncture treatments (local and distal points plus electro-acupuncture) or the same number of non-penetrating sham treatments (using a stage dagger-type retracting placebo needle) plus sham electro-acupuncture. Blinded assessment b ...

ACUPUNCTURE IMPROVES SHOULDER PAIN CARE

Categories: Shoulder

A multicentre randomised controlled trial conducted in Spain has found that single-point acupuncture in association with physiotherapy improves shoulder function and alleviates pain better than physiotherapy alone. 425 patients with a clinical diagnosis of unilateral subacromial syndrome received 15 sessions of physiotherapy over three weeks and were randomised to additionally receive, once a week ...

ACUPUNCTURE FOR SHOULDER PAIN

Categories: Shoulder

An American single-blind randomised, controlled trial randomised 31 subjects into one of three treatment groups: individualised TCM acupuncture; fixed standard acupuncture points conventionally used for shoulder pain; and non-penetrating sham acupuncture. Subjects received 12 treatments over six weeks. After six weeks of treatment, the mean total Shoulder Pain and Disability Index score improved i ...

ACUPUNCTURE FOR SHOULDER PAIN

Categories: Shoulder

Electroacupuncture (EA) is an effective addition to exercise for the treatment of chronic shoulder pain. In a single-blind, randomised trial in Hong Kong, 60 patients were assigned to receive either active or sham electrical stimulation of acupuncture points on the wrist in addition to standardised neck exercises. Active or sham EA was given for 30 minutes twice weekly over a period of four weeks ...

ACUPUNCTURE EFFECTIVE FOR LABOUR PAIN

Categories: Pregnancy & Labour

A study carried out at Orebro University Hospital in Sweden has found that women who received acupuncture during labour were less likely to ask for an epidural to relieve pain (12% compared to 22%) and felt more relaxed than women who did not receive acupuncture. 46 women were randomised to receive acupuncture during labour, and reported at least once an hour how much pain they were experiencing a ...

ACUPUNCTURE AND LABOUR PAIN

Categories: Pregnancy & Labour

Obstetricians from Norway have said that acupuncture is the analgesic method of choice for reducing labour pain, whether supplemented by pharmacological pain-killers or not. 210 mothers in spontaneous labour were randomly assigned to receive either real acupuncture or false acupuncture. The results were tested by assessing their request for pharmacological pain-relief, and on their perception of p ...

ACUPUNCTURE FOR BACK PAIN IN PREGNANCY

Categories: Pregnancy & Labour

A Brazilian study which compared the levels of low back and pelvic pain in women treated by acupuncture compared to non-treated controls, found that the acupuncture group showed a greater reduction in overall pain, maximum pain and pain at the time of interview, reduced use of analgesics, and greater capacity to perform general activities, to walk and to work. (Acupuncture in Medicine, 2004 ...

ACUPUNCTURE HELPS WITH LABOUR PAIN

Categories: Pregnancy & Labour

Danish clinicians carrying out the largest randomised controlled trial of acupuncture for relief of labour pain have found it to be a good supplement to existing pain relief methods, reducing the need for pharmacological and invasive methods during delivery. A randomised controlled trial was conducted with 607 healthy women in labour at term who received acupuncture, TENS, or traditional analgesic ...

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 ...

PREOPERATIVE ACUPUNCTURE

Categories: Post-operative

A study has shown that intradermal needles inserted and taped in place prior to upper and lower abdominal surgery can reduce postoperative pain, requirement for analgesics, and opioid-related side effects. The acupuncture can also reduce the activation of the sympathoadrenal system that normally accompanies surgery. The intradermal needles were inserted bilaterally at points Ganshu BL-18 to Qihais ...