Yale Researcher Studying Acupuncture to Reduce Back Pain in Pregnancy
New Haven, Conn. — A Yale researcher and expert in the practice of acupuncture is conducting a three–year study on the effectiveness of this ancient Chinese practice in reducing low back pain during pregnancy.
The study is funded with a $400,000 grant from the National Institutes of [...]
Acupuncture Helps Ease Post-Surgical Ills -Study
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Acupuncture, already shown to help ease the nausea patients often suffer after having surgery, may actually work better than drugs, U.S. researchers reported on Wednesday.
And patients were happier with the treatment, the team at Duke University Medical Center in North Carolina found.
The researchers studied 75 [...]
Acupuncture and Crohn’s Disease
Acupuncture and Moxibustion in the Treatment of Active Crohn’s Disease: A Randomized Controlled Study.
Background: Acupuncture has traditionally been used in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease in China and is increasingly being applied in Western countries. The purpose of this study was to investigate the efficacy of acupuncture in the treatment [...]
Acupuncture and Coronary Heart Disease
The effects of acupuncture in treatment of coronary heart diseases.
A clinical study on acupuncture at point Neiguan (PC 6) was conducted on the basis of successful treatment of patients with angina pectoris and acute myocardial infarct. The effective rate (91.3%) was found to be far superior to isosorbide dinitrate and nifedipine [...]
Acupuncture and moxibustion as an adjunctive treatment for osteoarthritis of the knee
BACKGROUND: In 1997, the first Pain Management Unit, which was set up as part of primary health care within the Andalusian Public Health System, offered acupuncture among other therapies. This observational study was conducted in preparation for a randomised controlled trial.
What is Knee [...]
Acupuncture Helps Chronic Headache Sufferers
Acupuncture is a useful, cost-effective treatment for patients who suffer from chronic headaches or migraine, American researchers said on Monday.
In one of the largest randomized studies to assess the effectiveness of the ancient Chinese treatment, scientists found it worked better than just conventional treatments alone.
“People using acupuncture had fewer [...]
Acupuncture’s secret: Blood flow to brain
Study Tries Answer How Acupuncture Works.
Acupuncture on pain-relief points cuts blood flow to key areas of the brain within seconds, providing the clearest explanation to date for how the ancient technique might relieve pain and treat addictions, a Harvard scientist reports today.
Although researchers still don’t fully understand how acupuncture works, [...]
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Insomnia and Acupuncture Treatment
Effects of acupuncture therapy on insomnia.
Postdoctoral Student, School of Nursing, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
BACKGROUND: Acupuncture therapy, commonly used in clinical practice in oriental cultures, has the potential to produce a positive effect with patients experiencing insomnia. AIM: The purposes of this systematic review were: (1) to assess the trends across [...]
Acupuncture and Stroke
Acupuncture and stroke is a hot topic in neurology circles these day. Classical acupuncture treatment and research in China has long documented the benefits of early acupuncture care for stroke victims. Western medicine is beginning to examine the benefits of this very simple, cost-effective form of stroke rehabilitation.
There is great deal of [...]
Acupuncture for Low Back Pain in Eldery
Acupuncture for chronic low back pain in older patients: a randomized, controlled trial.
Meng CF, Wang D, Ngeow J, Lao L, Peterson M, Paget S.
Department of Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, USA.
OBJECTIVE: To determine if acupuncture is an effective, safe adjunctive treatment to standard therapy for chronic [...]
