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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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Auricular acupuncture decreases anxiety before C-section
Categories: Pregnancy & labour, Acupuncture research
Auricular acupuncture (AA) can decrease maternal anxiety before caesarean section, according to a study carried out by French researchers ...
Electrical acupoint stimulation boosts pregnancy rates in IVF
Transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation (TEAS) can significantly improve clinical pregnancy rates in women undergoing in-vitro fertilisation ...
Acupuncture reduces pain and speeds mobilisation after caesarean
Categories: Pregnancy & labour, Acupuncture research
Acupuncture is a safe and effective means of reducing pain and accelerating mobilisation of patients after caesarean delivery, according to research carried out in Germany ...
Acupuncture visibly improves pelvic floor structure in postpartum women
Categories: Pregnancy & labour, Acupuncture research
Chinese clinicians have used four-dimensional ultrasound to observe changes in postpartum pelvic floor structure after acupuncture treatment ...
Acupuncture helps pregnant women with pelvic pain stay active
Treating pelvic girdle pain (PGP) in pregnancy with either acupuncture or transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) may enable pregnant women to stay active, according to research carried out in Sweden ...
Acupuncture improves embryo transfer success rates
Using acupuncture as an adjuvant therapy to embryo transfer may improve success rates ...
Chinese herbal extract could lead to male contraceptive pill
Triptonide, an active ingredient of the Chinese herb Lei Gong Teng (Radix Tripterygii Wilfordii) displays reversible male contraceptive effects in animal studies ...
Acupuncture benefits metabolism in PCOS
Acupuncture is effective in improving anthropometric and metabolic parameters in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) ...
Prenatal acupuncture reduces depression and distress
Prenatal acupuncture can reduce depression, stress and distress, whilst also being well-tolerated and free from adverse events ...
Acupuncture increases melatonin and improves sleep in pregnancy
Acupuncture can significantly improve sleep quality in pregnant women, possibly through increasing melatonin secretion ...
Ear acupressure relieves pregnancy nausea
Categories: Pregnancy & labour, Acupuncture
Use of auricular acupressure can alleviate nausea among pregnant women, according to research carried out in Iran ...
Acupressure helps gut recover after c-section
Categories: Pregnancy & labour, Acupuncture
Postoperative acupressure can help with the recovery of the gastrointestinal system (GIS) after caesarean section, report Turkish investigators ...
Acupuncture and acupressure beneficial during labour
A Cochrane Database systematic review has confirmed the benefits of acupuncture for women in labour ...
Acupuncture normalises birth outcomes
Data collected from over 6000 births suggests that acupuncture normalises birth, leading to reductions in maternity service costs ...
Acupuncture normalises birth outcomes
Categories: Pregnancy & labour
Data collected from over 6000 births suggests that acupuncture normalises birth, leading to reductions in maternity service costs ...
Ear acupuncture helpful for episiotomy pain
Categories: Pregnancy & labour
Auricular acupuncture may be a valuable adjunct to analgesic therapy in patients undergoing episiotomy during vaginal delivery ...
Acupuncture supports pregnancy by regulating gene expression
Categories: Pregnancy & labour
Acupuncture and moxibustion may increase the pregnancy rate of patients undergoing in vitro fertilisation-embryo transplantation (IVF-ET) by regulating the production of non-coding RNAs ...
Acupuncture is safe in pregnancy
Categories: Pregnancy & labour
Acupuncture is a safe therapeutic modality for relieving discomfort in pregnancy without an adverse effect on delivery outcome ...
Home moxa treatment can help turn breech babies
Categories: Pregnancy & labour
Self-administered home moxibustion treatment may be an effective and low-cost treatment for inducing cephalic version in pregnant women with breech presentation ...
Ear acupuncture adds benefit to analgesics after episiotomy
Categories: Pregnancy & labour
Auricular acupuncture may be a valuable addition to analgesic therapy in patients after episiotomy ...