Research Archive

Tuina enhances effect of acupuncture for migraine

Categories: Headache & migraine

Combining acupuncture with tuina can significantly increase its therapeutic effect in migraine treatment ...

Smokeless moxa is just as good for knee pain

Categories: Knee

Smoke generated during moxibustion does not affect the efficacy of acupuncture treatment in knee osteoarthritis ...

Acupuncture reduces insomnia in cancer survivors

Categories: Cancer

Acupuncture produces meaningful, durable improvement cancer survivors’ insomnia, according to an American research team ...

Acupuncture cost-effective for pain in pregnancy

Categories: Pregnancy & labour

Pregnant women with pelvic girdle and low back pain treated with acupuncture in addition to routine care report less pain and disability than those who receive routine care alone ...

Ear acupuncture reduces pain in pregnancy

Categories: Pregnancy & labour

Two weeks of ear acupuncture significantly reduces lumbar and pelvic pain and reduces functional disability in pregnant women ...

Strong electro-stimulation better for knee pain

Categories: Knee

Strong electro-acupuncture is better than weak or sham EA at alleviating pain intensity and inhibiting chronic pain in knee osteoarthritis patients ...

Acupuncture enhances effects of antidepressants

Categories: Psychological / emotional

Both manual and electro-acupuncture show beneficial effects when added to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) in patients with moderate to severe depression ...

Electro-acupuncture eases constipation

Categories: Digestive & Bowel disorders

Electro-acupuncture can improve bowel movements in women with severe functional constipation ...

Acupuncture works for pain in the emergency department

Categories: Pain

Acupuncture is a feasible and beneficial non-pharmacological option for treating pain in the emergency department ...

Tuina effective for post-stroke spasticity

Categories: Stroke

Tuina is effective for alleviating post-stroke spasticity within three months of stroke onset ...

Si Ni Tang improves liver function and survival for hepatitis patients

Categories: Herbal medicine

Modified Si Ni Tang (Frigid Extremities Decoction) can protect liver function and improve the survival rates of patients with hepatitis B virus related acute-on-chronic liver failure ...

Xiang Sha Liu Jun Zi Tang reduces diarrhoea in IBS

Categories: Digestive & Bowel disorders, Herb research

Xiang Sha Liu Jun Zi Tang can reduce diarrhoea in patients with irritable bowel syndrome ...

Acupuncture training benefits doctors as well as patients

Categories: Professional

Training in acupuncture has the potential to prevent burnout among family physicians, and simultaneously increase patient safety ...

Tai chi helps elders with depression by regulating the nervous system

Categories: Psychological / emotional, Tai chi

Tai chi may alleviate depression in the elderly by modulating the autonomous nervous system, reports a Chinese research team ...

Indigo calms ulcerative colitis

Categories: Skin / dermatology

Japanese investigators have concluded that the chinese herb Qing Dai (Indigo naturalis) is an effective treatment for patients with active ulcerative colitis ...

Indigo works for psoriasis by down-regulating pro-inflammatory cytokine

Categories: Skin / dermatology

The Chinese herb Qing Dai (Indigo naturalis) is clinically effective for the treatment of psoriasis, and works by reducing levels of a pro-inflammatory cytokine in affected skin. ...

Acupuncture affects neuroplasticity

Categories: Neurological

A special issue of the journal Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine has collected nine papers concerning the relationship between acupuncture therapies and neuroplasticity ...