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SEVEN-STAR NEEDLING IMPROVES LANGUAGE AND SOCIAL INTERACTION IN AUTISTIC CHILDREN
Categories: Psychological / emotional
Acupuncture stimulation may help improve language and social functioning in children with autistic spectrum disorders (ASD) according to a study carried out in Hong Kong. Thirty-two children with ASD were randomly assigned to treatment or a waiting list control. Those in the treatment group received 30 sessions of stimulation using a seven-star needle on the head, front and back of their body over ...
ACUPUNCTURE APPEARS TO BE EFFECTIVE IN TREATMENT OF INSOMNIA
Categories: Psychological / emotional
Acupuncture appears to be effective in the treatment of insomnia according to a systematic review and meta-analysis carried out by Chinese authors. Forty-six randomised trials involving 3811 patients were included and the methodological quality of trials was judged to be generally fair. Meta-analyses showed a beneficial effect for acupuncture compared with no treatment, and for real acupressure co ...
ACUPUNCTURE BENEFICIAL FOR SCHIZOPHRENIA
Categories: Psychological / emotional
A Korean systematic review of studies examining the use of acupuncture in treating the symptoms of schizophrenia has provided some evidence for its effectiveness. Thirteen randomised clinical trials (RCTs) met the inclusion criteria. One RCT reported significant effects of electro-acupuncture (EA) plus drug therapy for improving auditory hallucinations and positive symptoms compared with sham EA p ...
Scalp acupuncture for autism
Scalp acupuncture (SAP) may improve language development in children with autism. Twenty autistic children (4-7 years old) were divided into two groups, both of which underwent twice-weekly sessions of language therapy aimed at stimulation of cognitive and verbal abilities, over a period of nine months. Half of them also received twice-weekly SAP sessions using Baihui DU-20, Renzhong DU-26, Naohu ...