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Acupuncture has greater analgesic effects than non-penetrating sham
Categories: Miscellaneous, Acupuncture research
Verum acupuncture has a significantly greater analgesic effect than non-penetrating sham acupuncture (NPSA), according to a group of European researchers (including Konrad Streitberger who developed the sham acupuncture needle).
Acupuncturists' communication style affects treatment outcomes
Categories: Psychological / emotional, Acupuncture research
The analgesic benefits of acupuncture may be partially mediated through placebo effects related to the acupuncturist's behaviour, according to US researchers.
Ear acupuncture effective for pain management
Categories: Miscellaneous, Acupuncture research
US authors have conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies evaluating auricular acupuncture (AA) for pain management.
Needling depth matters for muscle pain
Categories: Miscellaneous, Acupuncture research
Depth of needle penetration is important for relief of exercise-induced muscular pain, according to a Japanese acupuncture study carried out on twenty-two healthy volunteers.
Sham controls may confuse IVF acupuncture studies
Categories: Infertility, Acupuncture research
A paper by Eric Manheimer questions the rationale behind use of sham acupuncture controls in trials of adjuvant acupuncture for in vitro fertilization (IVF).
Acupuncture helps with medically unexplained symptoms
Categories: Miscellaneous disorders, Acupuncture research
UK researchers have found acupuncture to have significant and sustained benefit for patients who frequently attend GP surgeries with medically unexplained physical symptoms (MUPS).
A response to "Acupuncture: Does it alleviate pain and are there serious risks? A review of reviews" by E. Ernst, Myeong Soo Lee and Tae-Young Choi, PAIN®, Volume 152, Issue 4 (April 2011)
Categories: Acupuncture research, General discussion
Edzard Ernst's latest paper on acupuncture continues his endeavours to demonstrate that acupuncture is both more harmful and less effective than is claimed.
Acupuncture-like TENS less effective in opioid-treated patients
Categories: Miscellaneous, Acupuncture research
A Canadian study has compared the analgesic effect of conventional (high frequency) and acupuncture-like (low frequency) TENS between a group of opioid-treated patients and a group of opioid-naive patients
Neck pain: does the number of needles matter?
Categories: Neck, Acupuncture research
Italian researchers have investigated the 'dose' of acupuncture that is necessary to achieve an adequate analgesic effect in patients with cervical myofascial pain syndrome (MPS)
Deqi makes no difference to osteoarthritis pain relief
Categories: Acupuncture research
Research carried out by UK scientists suggests that the intensity of de qi has no effect on the pain relief obtained from acupuncture by patients with osteoarthritis (OA).
Acupuncture affects men and women differently
Categories: Acupuncture research
Two new studies suggest that acupuncture may have different effects on men and women.
Needling LIV-3 affects systemic haemodynamics
Categories: Acupuncture research
A team from Japan has investigated the changes of blood flow in the radial and brachial arteries during acupuncture needling. Eighteen healthy volunteers received manual acupuncture bilaterally at Taichong LIV-3. Blood flow volume decreased significantly during acupuncture in both radial and brachial arteries, but was found to be increased at 180 seconds after acupuncture compared with baseline. S ...
Doctors become acupuncture patients rather than acupuncturists
Categories: Acupuncture research
A Norwegian study has investigated changes in the personal and professional use of acupuncture among physicians in Norway between 1994 and 2004. The results showed that the percentage of physicians having used acupuncture for their own complaints had more than doubled (18% in 2004 vs 8% in 1994), while the percentage that intended to use acupuncture for their own complaints remained steady (55% in ...
Reduced electrical impedance of acupuncture meridians associated with subcutaneous collagen bands
Categories: Acupuncture research
A new paper by American authors suggests that the reduced electrical impedances measured at acupuncture meridians are significantly associated with subcutaneous collagenous bands.Previous research has suggested that acupuncture meridians are physiologically characterised by low electrical impedance and anatomically associated with connective tissue planes. The new study assessed the electrical imp ...
Acupuncture analgesia mediated through adenosine
Categories: Acupuncture research
The understanding of how acupuncture's analgesic effects are mediated has been significantly improved, thanks to a paper from American authors. The team has, for the first time, identified the molecule adenosine as being potentially responsible for some of the effects of acupuncture in the body. Adenosine, which is known for its anti-inflammatory properties, its role in regulating sleep and its ef ...
Acupuncture trials get even STRICTA
Categories: Acupuncture research
A new version of the STRICTA (Standards for Reporting Interventions in Clinical Trials of Acupuncture) checklist has been published, setting out revised and expanded reporting guidelines for clinical trials of acupuncture. The new STRICTA checklist includes six items and 17 sub-items, which set out guidelines for the reporting of acupuncture rationale, details of needling, treatment regimen, other ...
Acupuncture increases muscle strength
Categories: Miscellaneous disorders, Acupuncture research
A single acupuncture treatment can increase isometric quadriceps strength, according to German authors. Thirty-three recreational athletes were randomised to receive acupuncture, sham acupuncture (needling at non-acupuncture points) and placebo laser acupuncture (deactivated laser device) in a double-blind crossover fashion, with one week between trials. The difference from baseline of the mean ch ...
Acupuncturists' behaviour affects pain
Categories: Knee, Acupuncture research
The way acupuncturists interact with patients has significant effects on pain reduction. In an American randomised controlled trial, acupuncturists were trained to interact in one of two communication styles that conveyed either 'high' or 'neutral' expectations of treatment outcomes. 455 patients with knee osteoarthritis were assigned to one of three groups over six weeks: waiting list, 'high', or ...
Pre-treatment expectations don't predict outcomes for back pain
Categories: Back, Acupuncture research
The relationship between patients' expectations of acupuncture and their outcomes may be more complex than previously believed. When US investigators analysed data from a randomised trial of acupuncture for chronic back pain, they found that pre-treatment expectations and preferences for acupuncture were not predictive of treatment outcomes. 477 acupuncture-naïve participants with chronic low bac ...
Unilateral acupuncture anaesthesia measurable bilaterally
Categories: Acupuncture research
Acupuncture induces objectively measurable anaesthesia on both the treated and untreated sides of the body. In a German study, twenty-four healthy volunteers received three different forms of acupuncture - manual acupuncture, low-frequency electroacupuncture, and high-frequency electroacupuncture - in a single-blinded crossover design. All forms of acupuncture were applied unilaterally at Sanyinji ...
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