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Research Archive
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ACUPUNCTURE & THE GASTRIC SPHINCTER
Categories: Digestive & Bowel disorders
Inappropriate relaxation of the muscular lower oesophageal sphincter (LES) is associated with gastric reflux and heartburn.
ACUPUNCTURE & CROHN'S DISEASE
Categories: Digestive & Bowel disorders
In a single blind controlled trial of 51 patients with mild to moderately active Crohn's disease, 27 were randomly assigned to receive traditional acupuncture, and 24 to receive sham acupuncture at non-points.
ACUPUNCTURE & COLONOSCOPY
Categories: Digestive & Bowel disorders
In order to determine whether acupuncture can reduce the discomfort and anxiety of colonoscopy, 30 patients were randomly assigned to receive acupuncture, sham acupuncture, or no acupuncture.
ACUPUNCTURE FOR CROHN'S DISEASE
Categories: Digestive & Bowel disorders
A recent trial of traditional acupuncture for the treatment of Crohn's disease carried out at the University of Nuremberg has shown it to be statistically more effective than sham acupuncture.
BOWEL OBSTRUCTION & ACUPUNCTURE
Categories: Digestive & Bowel disorders
Writing in the journal Medical Acupuncture, Martha Grout MD describes 2 cases of small bowel obstruction treated by acupuncture.
ACUPUNCTURE USEFUL FOR OF DIABETIC BLADDER DYSFUNCTION
Categories: Diabetes
A Chinese pilot study suggests that acupuncture may be clinically useful in the treatment of diabetic bladder dysfunction (DBD).
ELECTROACUPUNCTURE FOR GASTROPARESIS IN DIABETIC PATIENTS
Categories: Diabetes
A randomised, single-blinded pilot study has demonstrated that electroacupuncture (EA) effectively reduces the dyspeptic symptoms of diabetic gastroparesis (delayed gastric emptying) and accelerates gastric emptying.
TAI CHI FOR METABOLIC SYNDROME
Categories: Diabetes
An Australian pilot study (11 people) suggests that a twelve week tai chi and qigong training programme results in significant improvements in four of the seven indicators of metabolic syndrome, including BMI and systolic and diastolic blood pressure ...
TAI CHI FOR TYPE 2 DIABETES
Categories: Diabetes
A Chinese study has investigated the effects of 14 weeks of tai chi practice on metabolic control and lipid metabolism in women with type 2 diabetes.
EAR ACUPRESSURE IMPROVES ANTIOXIDANT STATUS IN DIABETICS
Categories: Diabetes
A Taiwanese group has evaluated the impact of auricular pellet acupressure on antioxidant status in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM).
TAI CHI IMPROVES DIABETIC HEALTH
Categories: Diabetes
Practising tai chi may help boost immune function and improve blood sugar control in people with type-2 diabetes.
CHINESE MEDICINE AND DIABETIC FOOT ULCERS
Categories: Diabetes
A team from the Prince of Wales Hospital in Hong Kong reports dramatic success in the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers using gradual surgery and Chinese herbs.
ACUPUNCTURE AND CHRONIC PAINFUL PERIPHERAL DIABETIC NEUROPATHY
Categories: Diabetes
In a study carried out at the University of Manchester, UK, forty-six diabetic patients with chronic painful peripheral neuropathy were treated with acupuncture to determine its efficacy and long-term effectiveness.
ACUPUNCTURE IMPROVES CANCER FATIGUE
Categories: Cancer
A small American trial appears to show that acupuncture can benefit cancer-related fatigue.
ACUPUNCTURE PROTECTS WHITE BLOOD CELLS DURING CHEMOTHERAPY
Categories: Cancer
An American pilot study suggests that acupuncture may have a protective effect on white blood cell (WBC) populations in women undergoing chemotherapy for gynaecological malignancies.
ACUPUNCTURE REDUCES BREAST CANCER HOT FLUSHES
Categories: Cancer
A Norwegian study has investigated the efficacy of acupuncture in women with breast cancer suffering from hot flushes as a result of anti-oestrogen medication (Tamoxifen).
AURICULAR ACUPUNCTURE FOR VASOMOTOR SYMPTOMS IN PROSTATE CANCER
Categories: Cancer
The role of auricular acupuncture (AA) in men receiving luteinising-hormone releasing hormone (LHRH) analogues for cancer of the prostate has been investigated by a research group in the UK.
ACUPUNCTURE FOR PROSTATE CANCER HOT FLUSHES
Categories: Cancer
Both electroacupuncture (EA) and traditional acupuncture (TA) can reduce the impact of hot flushes on men who have had castrational treatment for prostate cancer.
ELECTROACUPUNCTURE REDUCES BREAST CANCER HOT FLUSHES
Categories: Cancer
Swedish researchers have compared the effects of electro-acupuncture (EA) and hormone therapy (HT) on vasomotor symptoms in women with a history of breast cancer.
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