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Research Archive
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Non-specific effects of treatment benefit patients and should be optimised
Categories: Acupuncture research
A systematic review has concluded that the non-specific effects of sham acupuncture are likely to bring tangible benefits to patients, compared with no treatment.
Overview of acupuncture fMRI studies
Categories: Acupuncture research
An international team of authors has conducted a systematic overview of studies that have used fMRI to investigate brain responses to acupuncture, concluding that it can affect a broad network of regions involving somatosensory, affective and cogniti ...
Needling Taixi KID-3 increases activity in memory networks of impaired brains
Categories: Acupuncture research
Acupuncture at Taixi KID-3 can enhance activity in brain areas associated with memory in patients suffering from mild cognitive impairment (MCI).
Acupuncture at REN-4 and REN-12 affects brain's emotion and pain networks
Categories: Acupuncture research
A Chinese fMRI study has found that stimulation of the acupuncture points Guanyuan REN-4 and Zhongwan REN-12 has an effect on functional brain networks associated with emotional and cognitive regulation.
Acupuncture at Zusanli ST-36 and Neiguan P-6 affects gastric motility
Categories: Acupuncture research
Manual stimulation of the acupoints Zusanli ST-36 and Neiguan P-6 can influence gastric myoelectrical and cardiac activities in healthy volunteers.
Acupuncture at Hegu L.I.-4 decreases pain sensitivity of jaw
Categories: Acupuncture research
Electro-acupuncture at Hegu L.I.-4 can specifically decrease the pain sensitivity of the mandibular area, according to Japanese researchers.
Dermal spread of breast cancer following acupuncture
Categories: Cancer, Acupuncture research
A case report from Taiwan warns that direct puncture of a metastatic lymph node by an acupuncture needle has led to cutaneous spread of the tumour.
Proof that acupuncture works for chronic pain
Categories: Miscellaneous, Acupuncture research
An international collaboration, involving some of the UK's top acupuncture researchers, has provided definitive evidence that acupuncture is effective for chronic pain.
Self-care advice is co-constructed between patient and acupuncturist
A qualitative study from the UK has analysed how self-care advice is constructed in traditional acupuncture consultations.
Meta-analysis suggests placebo needling may not be an inert control in IVF studies
Categories: Infertility, Acupuncture research
A meta-analysis of studies evaluating the effect of acupuncture on in vitro fertilization (IVF) outcomes has concluded that the type of control procedure used can affect study outcomes.
Acupuncture and sham equally effective for migraines
Categories: Headache & migraine, Acupuncture research
Acupuncture and sham acupuncture appear equally effective in preventing migraines, according to a large clinical study published by an international research team, although real acupuncture may have longer-lasting effects.
Acupuncture contributes substantially to UK healthcare
Categories: Acupuncture research
A major national survey of practitioners of acupuncture in the UK provides an up-to-date overview of the profession and concludes that acupuncture provides a substantial contribution to the country
Patient belief and practitioner affect treatment outcome (with comment by Peter Deadman)
Categories: Acupuncture, Acupuncture research
Do the effects of acupuncture depend on the needling, the consultation or the practitioner? Researchers based in the UK have attempted to answer this question by quantifying the specific and non-specific effects of acupuncture on osteoarthritic (OA) ...
Acupuncture blocks production of stress molecule
Categories: Acupuncture research
An animal experiment has shown that acupuncture at Zusanli ST-36 can block the production of neuropeptide Y (NPY), a molecule produced by the sympathetic nervous system in response to chronic stress.
Ear acupressure regulates autonomic function
Categories: Heart / Cardiac, Acupuncture research
Researchers in Austria have shown that manual acupressure at the auricular Heart acupoint can affect cardiac and autonomic nervous system function.
Ear acupuncture enhances athletic recovery
Categories: Acupuncture research, Lifestyle research
Auricular acupuncture (AA) can enhance athletes' recovery after strenuous exercise, suggests the results of a Taiwanese study.
Remote needling can suppress trigger point pain
Categories: Miscellaneous, Acupuncture research
Chinese research has confirmed that the irritability of a myofascial trigger point in the upper trapezius muscle can be suppressed by needling remote acupoints.
Electro-stimulation of acupoints reduces postoperative pain
Categories: Miscellaneous, Acupuncture research
Acupoint electrical stimulation (AES) can effectively reduce postoperative pain and analgesic usage, according to an RCT carried out in Taiwan.
Acupuncture and sham equally effective for chemo nausea
Categories: Acupuncture research
An RCT carried out by Swedish researchers has found that acupuncture which causes deqi and sham acupuncture are experienced by patients as equally effective at treating radiotherapy-induced nausea.
Ear acupuncture enhances athletic recovery
Categories: Acupuncture research, Lifestyle research
Auricular acupuncture (AA) can enhance athletes' recovery after strenuous exercise, suggests the results of a Taiwanese study.
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