by owuser | May 7, 2017 | Acupuncture
Researchers find acupuncture effective for the alleviation of acute asthma attacks. In a controlled clinical study, researchers determined that acupuncture plus moxibustion increases the effectiveness of usual care by 18.75%. Two groups were compared. Both groups...
by owuser | May 4, 2017 | Acupuncture
A large randomized controlled, pragmatic trial involving 1445 patients with allergic asthma found that an integrative medicine approach in which acupuncture is added to routine care demonstrated improvements in both quality of life and physical and mental health for...
by owuser | May 2, 2017 | Acupuncture
Zhuji Disan Renming Hospital researchers conclude that acupuncture combined with herbal medicine is effective for the alleviation of pain and discomfort due to surgical removal of the gallbladder (postcholecystectomy syndrome). A Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)...
by owuser | May 1, 2017 | Acupuncture
Researchers find acupuncture more effective than the drug mosapride for the treatment of abdominal pain and discomfort due to indigestion. This is significant in that mosapride has been proven effective for the relief of digestion related disorders, including GERD...
by owuser | Apr 29, 2017 | Acupuncture
MD, and co-author Rosa Schnyer, PhD, LAc propose that elements of classical acupuncture “are related to important 21st century advances in physiology and medicine, including systems biology, cross-system integration, matrix biology and...
by owuser | Apr 28, 2017 | Acupuncture
Even as news in the United States recently highlighted the growing inclusion of acupuncture and other complementary and integrative medicine therapies in guidelines for multiple pain conditions, the exclusion of acupuncture in two British governmental guidelines is...
by owuser | Apr 26, 2017 | Acupuncture
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (New York, USA) and University of York (York, UK) researchers conclude that acupuncture is “more effective than both usual care and sham acupuncture” for the treatment of chronic pain. The researchers state that their conclusion...
by owuser | Apr 25, 2017 | Acupuncture
Researchers demonstrate that acupuncture is an effective treatment for migraines. The results of their investigation were published in JAMA Internal Medicine (Journal of the American Medical Association). The investigation reveals that acupuncture reduces migraine...
by owuser | Apr 23, 2017 | Acupuncture
Researchers find acupuncture effective for the alleviation of constipation. Zhejiang Tongde Hospital researchers tested the validity of an ancient acupuncture point prescription used for the treatment of constipation with a controlled scientific clinical experiment....
by owuser | Apr 20, 2017 | Acupuncture
Researchers find acupuncture effective for the treatment of post-stroke upper limb spasticity. A combination of scalp and body style acupuncture reduces muscle tension and spasticity of the upper limbs for stroke patients. In a protocolized study from Tianjin...
