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Acupuncture relieves muscle spasticity in cerebral palsy

Acupuncture can significantly relieve gastrocnemius muscle tone in children with spastic cerebral palsy ...

Pain sensitivity may affect response to sham acupuncture

A study by a team of US researchers has shown that an enhanced response to sham acupuncture (SA) may be present in fibromyalgia patients who are more sensitive to experimental-pressure stimuli.

Acupuncture increases effect of antidepressants

Research carried out in China has found that both manual and electro-acupuncture can improve quality of life for depressed patients undergoing treatment with the antidepressant paroxetine (Paxil).

Acupuncture helps with pain relief after heart surgery

Acupuncture can lead to significant pain reduction and improvement in lung function in patients who have had sternotomy for heart surgery.

Blood stasis treatment reduces traumatic pain by enhancing blood flow

Korean investigators have found that treatment aimed at removing blood stasis can help improve the pain of patients with traumatic injury, by enhancing peripheral blood flow ...

Acupuncture reduces insomnia in cancer survivors

Acupuncture produces meaningful, durable improvement cancer survivors’ insomnia, according to an American research team ...

Acupuncture does not improve conventional lymphoedema treatment

Acupuncture does not significantly improve upon conventional treatment for breast cancer survivors with persistent breast cancer-related lymphoedema ...

Electro-acupuncture reduces pain after kidney stone removal

Electro-acupuncture can significantly reduce postoperative pain and narcotic usage following percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) for renal calculi ...

Electro-acupuncture effective for knee osteoarthritis

Electro-acupuncture can significantly alleviate pain and improve physical function in knee osteoarthritis patients, with a low risk of adverse reactions ...

Herbs reverse drug resistance in cancer cells

Extracts from Chinese herbs are capable of reversing multi-drug resistance in cancer cells, which is currently a major obstacle to successful anti-cancer therapy.