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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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Acupuncture increases spontaneous onset of labour before induction
Acupuncture administered before scheduled induction of labour can significantly increase spontaneous labour onset without affecting delivery outcomes or safety ...
Individualised acupuncture provides long-term relief from chronic neck pain
Individualised acupuncture that targets sensitive acupoints is more effective than sham or waiting list controls for reducing chronic neck pain ...
Acupuncture enhances effects of antidepressants on anxious depression
Acupuncture may serve as a beneficial adjunctive therapy when combined with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) for patients with anxious depression (AD)...
Intradermal needles better than drugs for constipation
Acupuncture using intradermal ‘thumbtack’ needles (TN) can lead to greater improvement in functional constipation (FC) symptoms than the prokinetic drug mosapride citrate (MC)...
Brain mechanisms of acupuncture in depression
Chinese authors have conducted a review of the neurological mechanisms responsible for the successful treatment of depression using acupuncture and moxibustion...
Acupuncture’s immunomodulatory effects explored
A review by Chinese authors has explored the immunomodulatory function of acupuncture, highlighting its ability to regulate immune cells and signalling molecules and stimulate anti-inflammatory and anti-infectious responses. ..
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
Acupuncture is associated with significant improvements in perimenopausal insomnia (PMI) compared with drugs ...
Acupuncture effective for paediatric tic disorders
Acupuncture treatment is more effective for the treatment of tic disorders in children than pharmaceutical treatment ...
Acupuncture benefits patients with anxiety disorder
Acupuncture can reduce anxiety in patients with generalised anxiety disorder (GAD) ...
Acupuncture adds benefit to antidepressants after stroke
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
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
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
Chinese authors have used network meta-analysis (NMA) of data to discern optimal acupuncture methods for treating nonspecific low back pain (NLBP) ...
Acupuncture increases pregnancy rates in IVF
An overview of systematic reviews by Chinese authors has concluded that acupuncture seems to be beneficial in increasing pregnancy rates ...
Acupuncture facilitates change in health behaviours
Findings from a study by a team of UK researchers suggest that behaviour change work is a significant part of traditional acupuncture practice ...
Acupuncture improves abnormal functional connectivity in brains of IBS patients
Abnormal functional connections (FCs) in the brains of diarrhoea-predominant IBS (IBS-D) patients may be improved after acupuncture stimulation, according to research carried out in China ...
Acupuncture reduces hypertension by activating brain areas related to blood pressure regulation
Acupuncture exerts positive effects on high blood pressure (BP) via activation of brain areas related to BP regulation ...
Acupuncture-like TENS more beneficial after knee replacement
Categories: Knee, Acupuncture
Acupuncture-like transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (AL-TENS) is more beneficial than TENS for patients following total knee arthroplasty (TKA) ...
TEAS effective for nausea and vomiting after stomach surgery
Categories: Digestive & Bowel disorders, Acupuncture
Combining transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation (TEAS) with antiemetics is effective in reducing postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) ...