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Acupuncture promising for patients with chronic treatment-resistant anxiety
Categories: Psychological / emotional
A UK pilot study suggests that acupuncture may be a promising intervention for patients with chronic anxiety symptoms that have proven resistant to other forms of treatment ...
Acupuncture lessens pain of dental treatment
Categories: Babies & children / paediatrics, Dental
Stimulation of Hegu L.I.-4 can reduce pain in children during dental anaesthetic injection ...
Acupuncture effective for PTSD
Categories: Psychological / emotional
American researchers have concluded that acupuncture can effectively treat the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) ...
Acupuncture reduces pain after tonsillectomy
Intraoperative acupuncture results in reduced pain and earlier return to eating for children undergoing tonsillectomy, according to American researchers ...
TEAS relieves muscle spasticity after stroke
Categories: Stroke
Transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation (TEAS) can relieve muscle spasticity following brain injury ...
Acupuncture at Qihai REN-6 can shorten third stage of labour
Categories: Pregnancy & labour
A study carried out in Spain has shown that acupuncture at point Qihai REN-6 can decrease the time taken for the placenta to be expelled after delivery ...
Acupuncture improves tear quantity in dry eye patients
Categories: Eye disorders
Chinese researchers have found that acupuncture can result in objectively measurable improvements of tear film quantity in patients with certain types of dry eye ...
Post-treatment expectations influence improvement in patients with migraine
Categories: Headache & migraine, Acupuncture research
A high level of expectation after acupuncture treatment rather than at baseline is associated with better long-term outcome improvements in patients with migraine ...
Acupuncture accelerates recovery from anaesthetic
Categories: Acupuncture
Acupuncture can accelerate recovery of consciousness after general anaesthetic, according to a study from Italy
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 increases survival, improves swallowing and decreases spasticity and hemiplegia after stroke
Categories: Stroke
Four recent studies on the treatment of stroke by acupuncture show benefits for overall outcomes, improved swallowing and reduced spasticity.
'Whole-systems TCM' is best for IVF outcomes
Categories: Infertility
Individualised treatment with ‘whole-systems traditional Chinese medicine’ (WS-TCM, that includes a combination of acupuncture, Chinese herbal medicine and dietary and lifestyle recommendations) may be of benefit when added to IVF treatme ...
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 recommended for allergic rhinitis
The American Academy of Otolaryngology’s new Clinical Practice Guideline recommends acupuncture for patients with allergic rhinitis (AR) who are interested in nonpharmacological therapy ...
Tai chi helps with pain, mobility and sleep problems in cancer survivors
Tai chi qigong (TCQ) could be an effective non-pharmacological intervention for managing head, neck and shoulder impairments in survivors of nasopharyngeal cancer (NPC). Conventional treatments for NPC often result in trismus (lockjaw) and chronic neck and shoulder hypomobility, which can lead to sleep problems. Fifty-two NPC survivors participated in the study, which was carried out by a Hong Kon ...
Tai chi may reduce pro-inflammatory cytokines in arthritis
Categories: Tai chi
A small pilot study carried out in the USA suggests that tai chi (TC) practice may result in changes to inflammatory cytokine production, leading to reduced pain in arthritic patients ...
Tai chi training improves renal and cardiac function in kidney and heart disease patients
Tai chi training can improve renal and cardiac functions in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) ...
Tai chi and strength training improve balance and aerobic capacity in osteoarthritis patients
A 12-week balance training program combining tai chi and strength training (TCST) can effectively improve balance and aerobic capacity in patients with end-stage osteoarthritis who are awaiting hip surgery ...
Science gets behind traditional medicine
Categories: General discussion
The journal Science has just published a three-part series, ‘The Art and Science of Traditional Medicine’, which presents a persuasive set of arguments for the integration of traditional Chinese medicine into modern medical prac ...
Tai chi and brisk walking boost stem cells
Categories: Tai chi
Taiwanese researchers have discovered that tai chi may exert some of its anti-ageing health benefits by increasing stem cell populations ...
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