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Research Archive
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 alone better than botox and acupuncture for TMD
Categories: Temperomandibular / Jaw, Acupuncture research
Acupuncture has a comparable effect to botox plus acupuncture on reducing self-perceived pain in patients with myofascial temporomandibular disorders (TMD), without causing the side effect of muscle weakness ...
Scalp acupuncture effectively relieves temporomandibular pain
Categories: Temperomandibular / Jaw, Acupuncture research
Scalp acupuncture (SA) can relieve pain in patients with temporomandibular disorders (TMD) as effectively as conventional therapies, report Brazilian investigators ...
Acupuncture more effective than painkillers for dental pain
ndian investigators have found that acupuncture is more effective for pain relief than analgesics in the treatment of pulpitis (inflammation of dental pulp tissue) ...
Acupuncture relieves TMD pain
Categories: Temperomandibular / Jaw
Acupuncture appears to relieve myofascial pain in temporomandibular disorder report the Portuguese authors of a systematic review ...
Ear acupuncture speeds up pain relief in TMD
Categories: Temperomandibular / Jaw
Adding ear acupuncture to conventional occlusal splint therapy can lead to rapid improvements in pain relief for patients with temporomandibular disorder (TMD) ...
Local acupuncture best for joint TMD, distal for muscle TMD
Categories: Temperomandibular / Jaw, Acupuncture research
The authors of a Brazilian study have concluded that for temporomandibular disorders (TMD) involving joint components, local acupuncture is the most effective, while for TMD of muscular origin, distal needling are most effective
Acupuncture useful for management of acute dental pain
Acupuncture analgesia is a useful method of pain control in patients with acute dental pain, a Brazilian study has found. A sample of 120 patients waiting for emergency dental care underwent one session of acupuncture, using the points Hegu L.I.-4, Neiting ST-44 and Lianquan REN-23, either alone or in combination. Reductions in pain were observed in all patients. Mean Visual Analog Scale pain scor ...
Acupuncture for TMD
Categories: Temperomandibular / Jaw
A systematic review by Swiss authors supports the use of acupuncture in the treatment of temporomandibular disorders (TMD).
Acupuncture for temporomandibular disorders
Categories: Temperomandibular / Jaw
Korean authors have found moderate evidence that acupuncture is effective at reducing symptoms associated with temporomandibular disorders (TMD). Nineteen studies were systematically reviewed. There was moderate evidence that classical acupuncture had a positive influence beyond that of placebo; had positive effects similar to occlusal splint therapy and was more effective for TMD symptoms than ph ...
Acupuncture helps with temporomandibular disorders
Categories: Temperomandibular / Jaw
Needling active myofascial trigger points (TrPs) in the jaw muscles of patients with temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) increases pain tolerance and improves jaw-opening ability, according to research carried out in Spain. Twelve female TMD patients attended two treatment sessions on separate days and at each visit were randomly assigned to receive either deep or sham needling at the most painful ...
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 ...
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