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Research Archive
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Acupuncture regulation of blood pressure
Categories: Acupuncture research, Hypertension
American authors who have spent the last two decades investigating the neural mechanisms underlying the ability of acupuncture to regulate blood pressure have summarised their work in a review paper.
Proposed mechanism of acupuncture for PCOS
Swedish authors have reviewed the results of randomised studies on the use of acupuncture for women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).
Brain response to electro-acupuncture correlates with symptom reduction in carpal tunnel syndrome
Categories: Acupuncture research, Hand & wrist
An American group has found that the brain’s response to electro-acupuncture (EA) correlates with symptom reduction following EA for carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS).
Sham acupuncture methods not suitable for clinical research
Categories: Acupuncture research
A review of German acupuncture trials has concluded that the sham acupuncture controls used are not standardised and may not be suitable for clinical research.
Acupuncture helps with chronic pain in urban primary care
According to American researchers, weekly acupuncture is associated with improvements in pain and quality of life when used as an adjunct to usual treatment for chronic pain in urban health centres.
Pain relief is correlated with belief
Categories: Acupuncture research
A Danish study has attempted to discern the contribution of specific and non-specific factors to acupuncture analgesia in patients undergoing dental surgery.
Not all placebos are created equal
Categories: Acupuncture research
The placebo effects of different therapies are not identical, and patients who respond to one type of placebo may not respond to others, according to research from the USA. In a crossover study, researchers tested the analgesic effects of four treatments on pain sensitivity in 48 healthy volunteers. The four treatments were placebo pills, sham acupuncture, verum electro-acupuncture and a no-treatm ...
Acupuncturists have different brains
Categories: Acupuncture research
Acupuncturists outperform non-acupuncturists (NA) in tests of behavioural skills associated with their profession and this is reflected in structural differences in their brains.
Better to miss the point than to miss the channel
Categories: Acupuncture research
Needling non-acupoints that lie on an acupuncture channel has a stronger effect on blood perfusion (BP) in the surrounding tissue than needling non-acupoints that do not line on a channel.
Needle rotation and sensation are important for acupuncture effect
Categories: Acupuncture research
Needle rotation and sensation play an important role in the effects of acupuncture, Korean investigators report.
Organ specific effects of acupuncture points
Categories: Acupuncture research
Japanese researchers have found evidence that acupuncture points have specific actions on the autonomic functions of particular internal organs.
Is ATP the key to acupuncture's effects?
Categories: Acupuncture research
A British neuroscientist has proposed that a novel extracellular signalling system, based on adenosine 5’-triphosphate (ATP), is the mechanism underlying the effects of acupuncture.
Cosmetic acupuncture improves facial elasticity
Categories: Miscellaneous disorders, Acupuncture research
Facial cosmetic acupuncture (FCA) results in improvement of objective measures of facial elasticity, a Korean pilot study suggests.
Empathetic consultations soothe patients' pain
Categories: Acupuncture research, Professional
Patient-centred interviewing techniques don't just put patients more at ease, they can change the brain's stress response and increase pain tolerance, according to an American research team.
Pain sensitivity may affect response to sham acupuncture
Categories: Acupuncture research
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.
Electrodermal resistance at acupuncture points can distinguish pain from no-pain
Categories: Acupuncture research
A small case control study carried out in Canada has found evidence that electrodermal activity at acupuncture points (APs) differs between patients with current pain and pain-free controls.
Qi, acupuncture and the fascia
Categories: Acupuncture research
A review by two authors from the USA discusses the ‘fascia acupuncture hypothesis’, which suggests that fascial planes are the basis of the acupuncture channels. The article considers the concept of qi in light of recent studies expanding the role of the fascia in human health, and suggesting that stimulation of the fascia by needling is capable of affecting every aspect of physiology. ...
Blinding in acupuncture studies is effective
Categories: Acupuncture research
Authors from the USA have carried out a systematic review showing that the protocols for blinding in acupuncture studies are generally effective, and that patients cannot determine if they have received verum acupuncture or a different procedure.
Acupuncture with deqi can improve muscle recovery in Bell's palsy
Acupuncture that elicits the sensation of deqi can improve facial muscle recovery, disability and quality of life for patients with Bell’s palsy. In a randomised controlled trial, Chinese researchers compared the efficacy of weak versus strong acupuncture stimulation in a group of 338 patients presenting with unilateral facial-nerve weakness within 168 hours of symptom onset. Patients were r ...
Pain relief is rewarding
Categories: Acupuncture research
Relief of pain is rewarding, according to a researchers from the USA. They demonstrated that treatments that relieve the unpleasant feeling of pain also activate reward circuits in the brain and thus reinforce behaviors that result in relief of pain. Presumably this is what keeps people coming back for acupuncture treatment... (Pain relief produces negative reinforcement through activation of meso ...
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