Research Archive

Electro-acupuncture increases blood flow to prefrontal cortex

Categories: Acupuncture research

Electro-acupuncture (EA) applied to the trigeminal nerve area can reduce heart rate (HR), and increase parasympathetic nervous activity and cerebral blood flow ...

Acupuncture restores balance to brain regions affected by migraine

Categories: Headache & migraine

Acupuncture may help restore impaired homeostasis of the trigeminovascular pain pathway in migraines ...

Acupuncture clears warts by initiating anti-inflammatory response

Categories: Miscellaneous disorders, Skin / dermatology

An Israeli research team has found that acupuncture may be able to help clear persistent warts by creating an anti-inflammatory immune response ...

Acupressure speeds up recovery of ankle sprain

Categories: Foot

Acupressure can improve recovery after acute ankle sprain, leading to shortened disability time, say Chinese clinicians ...

Acupressure effective for pain from acute sports injury

Categories: Miscellaneous

Three minutes of acupressure is effective in decreasing pain intensity due to acute musculoskeletal injury, report researchers from New Zealand ...

Acupressure effective for premenstrual syndrome

Categories: Gynaecology

Acupressure is effective for decreasing the symptoms of premenstrual syndrome (PMS), Iranian researchers have found ...

Acupuncture reduces median nerve swelling in carpal tunnel

Categories: Hand & wrist

Acupuncture results in both clinical and morphological improvement of the median nerve at the wrist in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome ...

Acupuncture reduces tendon thickness in tennis elbow

Categories: Tennis Elbow

Acupuncture can reduce pain and pathological thickness of the common extensor tendon in patients with lateral epicondylitis ...

TENS better than acupressure for post-op nausea and vomiting

Categories: Nausea & vomiting

A relief band that applies transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) at Neiguan P-6 is more effective at relieving post-operative nausea and vomiting than a wristband that applies acupressure ...

Acupressure adds benefit to menopause treatment

Categories: Menopausal syndrome

Adding acupressure to conventional treatment can significantly reduce menopausal symptoms, report Iranian researchers ...

'Deqi' leads to greater period pain reduction

Categories: Gynaecology, Acupuncture research

Dysmenorrhoea patients that experience a ‘deqi’ needling sensation demonstrate larger reductions in pain relative to those who do not, according to a Chinese study ...

Electro-acupuncture better than TENS for sciatica

Categories: Neurological, Miscellaneous, Back

Electro-acupuncture demonstrates greater short- and long-term benefits for chronic discogenic sciatica than medium-frequency electrotherapy (MFE - similar to transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation or TENS) ...

Acupuncture reduces stress at university

Categories: Psychological / emotional

An American group has found that acupuncture can significantly and persistently reduce stress in university students and staff ...

Abdominal acupuncture effective for neck pain

Categories: Neck

Abdominal acupuncture is an effective treatment for neck pain, according to researchers from Hong Kong ...

Community acupuncture effective for chronic pain

Categories: Pain

A feasibility study carried out by a US research team suggests that acupuncture offered in a group setting is effective for reducing pain and depression in patients with chronic pain or osteoarthritis ...

Acupuncture Now Foundation submits position paper to US FDA

Categories: Acupuncture research

The Acupuncture Now Foundation (a non-profit organisation dedicated to educating the public, healthcare providers and health policymakers about acupuncture) has submitted an extensive document to the Food and Drug Administration ...

Acupuncture effective for acute burns

Categories: Miscellaneous disorders, Miscellaneous

Acupuncture has positive medical, economical and psychological effects for patients suffering from acute burns, according to clinicians working in the Czech Republic ...