Research Archive

Welcome to our Chinese medicine and acupuncture research news pages. We add to the content of these pages continuously as more research news comes in. Browse through the complete archive below or use the category links on the right.

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Electro-acupuncture changes brain connectivity to reduce fibromyalgia pain

Categories: Fibromyaigia, Acupuncture research

Electro-acupuncture (EA) can reduce pain severity in fibromyalgia (FM) by changing the way the brain’s amygdala connects with its representation of the body, report American scientists ...

Electrical acupoint stimulation improves cognitive state in elderly undergoing colon cancer surgery

Categories: Cancer, Acupuncture research, Geriatric

Transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation (TEAS) is associated with a lower duration of postoperative cognitive decline (POCD) in elderly patients undergoing colon cancer surgery ...

Electro-acupuncture speeds recovery and improves circulation after knee replacement

Categories: Knee, Acupuncture research

Adding electro-acupuncture (EA) treatment to conventional anaestheia can support functional recovery after total knee arthroplasty by reducing pain and oedema and improving blood circulation ...

Electro-acupuncture as good as drugs for chronic constipation

Categories: Digestive & Bowel disorders, Acupuncture research

Electro-acupuncture (EA) can be as effective as the prokinetic drug prucalopride for treating severe chronic constipation ...

Acupuncture improves stress incontinence symptoms

Categories: Kidney / Urinary disorders, Acupuncture research

Acupuncture can improve symptoms of stress urinary incontinence in middle-aged and elderly women ...

Acupuncture effective for chronic pain-related depression

Categories: Psychological / emotional, Miscellaneous, Acupuncture research

Acupuncture is an effective and safe treatment for chronic pain-related depression (CPRD), and when combined with drug therapy it is more effective than medication alone ...

Electro-acupuncture beneficial in osteoporosis

Categories: Miscellaneous disorders, Acupuncture research

The use of electro-acupuncture (EA), either as an independent therapy, or as an adjunct to other treatment, can attenuate pain in osteoporosis (OP) patients ...

Acupuncture benefits metabolism in PCOS

Categories: Gynaecology, Pregnancy & labour, Acupuncture research

Acupuncture is effective in improving anthropometric and metabolic parameters in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) ...

Acupuncture improves outcomes in IVF patients with recurrent implantation failure

Categories: Infertility, Acupuncture research

Acupuncture can improve the pregnancy outcomes in patients with recurrent implantation failure (RIF) undergoing in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer (IVF-ET) ...

Acupuncture improves both subjective and objective sleep parameters in insomnia

Categories: Insomnia/sleep disorders, Acupuncture research

Acupuncture is significantly associated with improvements in both subjective and objective sleep parameters in patients with primary insomnia (PI) ...

Acupuncture outperforms Ritalin for ADHD

Categories: Babies & children / paediatrics, Acupuncture research

Acupuncture may be more beneficial than drug therapy for treating attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children and adolescents ...

Acupuncture shows minimal benefit in tension headache

Categories: Headache & migraine, Acupuncture research

Acupuncture has shown minimal benefit in patients with tension-type headache (TTH) compared with sham, Greek authors have concluded ...

Acupuncture improves liver function and lipids in non-alcoholic fatty liver

Categories: Acupuncture, Acupuncture research

Compared with other treatments, acupuncture may improve liver function and lipid metabolism, making it a useful treatment for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) ...

Acupuncture better than drugs for perimenopausal insomnia

Categories: Menopausal syndrome, Insomnia/sleep disorders, Acupuncture, Acupuncture research

Acupuncture is associated with significant improvements in perimenopausal insomnia (PMI) compared with drugs ...

Acupuncture effective for paediatric tic disorders

Categories: Babies & children / paediatrics, Acupuncture, Acupuncture research

Acupuncture treatment is more effective for the treatment of tic disorders in children than pharmaceutical treatment ...

Acupuncture benefits patients with anxiety disorder

Categories: Psychological / emotional, Acupuncture, Acupuncture research

Acupuncture can reduce anxiety in patients with generalised anxiety disorder (GAD) ...

Acupuncture adds benefit to antidepressants after stroke

Categories: Stroke, Acupuncture, Acupuncture research

Combining acupuncture with Western medicine leads to better outcomes with fewer adverse effects for post-stroke depression ...

Acupuncture helps manage pain during palliative cancer care

Categories: Cancer, Acupuncture, Acupuncture research

A systematic review from China supports the use of acupuncture and related therapies for managing pain during palliative care for cancer ...

Acupuncture improves swallowing after stroke

Categories: Stroke, Acupuncture, Acupuncture research

A systematic review by Chinese authors has indicated that acupuncture can be an effective therapy for treating dysphagia after stroke ...

Acupuncture plus moxibustion most effective for back pain

Categories: Back, Acupuncture, Acupuncture research

Chinese authors have used network meta-analysis (NMA) of data to discern optimal acupuncture methods for treating nonspecific low back pain (NLBP) ...