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Research Archive
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BL-23 plus KID-3 is most effective point combination for preventing cystitis
Categories: Kidney / Urinary disorders
Investigators based in Norway have explored the correlation between choice of acupoints and the recurrence rate of cystitis among cystitis-prone women receiving acupuncture as a prophylactic treatment ...
Acupuncture cost-effective for depression
Categories: Psychological / emotional
Acupuncture is cost-effective compared with counselling or usual care alone for patients with depression, according to analysis of the results of a major UK trial ...
Acupuncture can improve sleep quality in the elderly
Categories: Insomnia/sleep disorders
Brazilian clinicians report that acupuncture is effective for improving sleep quality and psychological distress in elderly patients with sleep problems ...
Acupuncture effective for PTSD in military veterans
Categories: Psychological / emotional
A brief course of acupuncture is effective for reducing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms in military veterans, according to a study carried out in the USA ...
'Fruity' vegetables and fish reduce atopy
Categories: Diet research
Another mother and child study, this time from the Spanish island of Menorca, supports a potential protective effect of ‘fruity’ vegetables and fish intake during childhood on wheeze and atopy respectively. The mothers of 460 children completed detailed questionnaires on their children’s health, weight, diet and respiratory and allergic symptoms, every year until their child was ...
Acupuncture helps with neck pain
Categories: Neck
Pain intensity and cervical range of motion improves in women with myofascial pain who are treated with acupuncture ...
Auricular acupuncture helps with rehab substance cravings
Categories: Substance abuse
A US study has found that auricular acupuncture and relaxation response (RR) sessions can help reduce cravings and anxiety among military veterans in recovery from substance use disorders ...
'Four Gates' treatment normalises GI motility
Categories: Digestive & Bowel disorders
An experimental study had found that acupuncture at the ‘Four Gates’ (Siguan) can normalise accelerated gastrointestinal (GI) motility.
TEAS beneficial in embryo transfer
Categories: Infertility
Transcutaneous electrical acupuncture point stimulation (TEAS) has beneficial effects on markers of endometrial receptivity in women undergoing frozen-thawed embryo transfer (FET), a Chinese study has shown ...
Moxibustion helpful in IBS
Categories: Digestive & Bowel disorders
Moxibustion can improve symptoms and quality of life and decrease rectal sensitivity in patients with diarrhoea from irritable bowel syndrome (D-IBS) ...
Acupuncture helps obese men with weight loss
Both auricular and body electro-acupuncture (EA), combined with a low-calorie diet, can help help weight loss in obese men, according to research carried out in Iran ...
Ear acupressure improves allergic rhinitis
Chinese researchers have found that ear acupressure (EAP) results in both short- and long-term improvements in symptoms and quality of life (QoL) for patients with perennial allergic rhinitis ...
Acupuncture as good as drugs for overactive bladder
Categories: Kidney / Urinary disorders
Acupuncture results in significant subjective improvements in overactive bladder (OB) symptoms and may be a clinically relevant alternative treatment for the condition in adult females ...
Acupuncture shows better long-term effects than laxative for functional constipation
Categories: Digestive & Bowel disorders
A multicentre clinical trial carried out in China has shown that acupuncture has better sustained effects on functional constipation than the laxative lactulose ...
Getting High on Acupuncture Research
Categories: Acupuncture, Acupuncture research
Headache is the prestigious peer-reviewed journal of the American Headache Society. When they publish an article on headache and acupuncture, we would expect an informed, well-referenced piece. Read what Mel Hopper Koppelman has to say below and ...
Chinese herbal medicine best for infertility
Categories: Infertility
Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) is nearly twice as effective as Western medicine (WM) in the treatment of female infertility (60% successful pregnancy rates compared to 33%) according to a meta-analysis of 40 randomised controlled trials and meta-analy ...
Tai chi benefits patients with chronic conditions
Categories: Tai chi
A Chinese systematic review has concluded that tai chi has positive effects on health-related quality of life in patients with chronic conditions ...
Tai chi promising for MS
Tai chi holds therapeutic potential for multiple sclerosis (MS) patients, according to a German pilot study. A sample of 32 MS patients participated in two weekly tai chi sessions of 90 minutes duration for six months, while a comparison group received conventional treatment. Following the intervention, the tai chi group showed significant and consistent improvements in balance, coordination and d ...
Tai chi improves risk of chronic disease in senior cancer survivors
Categories: Tai chi
Tai chi (TC) exercise may help reduce risk factors for chronic disease in senior survivors of cancer ...
Baduanjin (8 Brocades) qigong improves physical health
Categories: Qigong
Chinese investigators report that baduanjin qigong training can significantly improve markers of physical health in healthy adults. One hundred and ten subjects aged from 20 to 59 years were randomly assigned to an experimental group and a control group. The experimental subjects practised baduanjin exercises three or more times per week for 30–60 minutes each time, over a period of 16-weeks ...
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