Research Archive

Scalp acupuncture helps children with cerebral palsy

Categories: Babies & children / paediatrics, Neurological

Scalp acupuncture can enhance motor function in children with cerebral palsy ...

ST-36 electro-acupuncture associated with tumor reduction in cervical cancer

Categories: Cancer

Electro-acupuncture at Zusanli ST-36 is associated with an increase in natural-killer (NK) cell percentages in peripheral blood, along with a reduction in tumor size, in patients with cervical cancer ...

Electro-acupuncture improves mental symptoms in PCOS

Categories: Infertility

Electro-acupuncture may improve symptoms of anxiety and depression in patients with polycystic ovarian syndrome ...

Acupuncture benefits cardiovascular parameters in atrial fibrillation

Categories: Heart / Cardiac

Acupressure can decrease heart rate and blood pressure in patients with atrial fibrillation ...

Electro-acupuncture helpful for fatigue in inflammatory bowel disease

Categories: Digestive & Bowel disorders

Electro-acupuncture may be helpful in treating fatigue in patients with inflammatory bowel disease ...

Acupuncture improves spasticity following stroke

Categories: Stroke

Chinese researchers have found that acupuncture can improve lower limb spasticity and motor function in stroke patients ...

Brief acupuncture intervention helps beat menopause symptoms

Categories: Menopausal syndrome

A brief standardised acupuncture treatment can produce a fast and clinically relevant reduction in menopausal symptoms ...

Acupuncture helps prevent post-surgical recurrence of atrial fibrillation

Categories: Heart / Cardiac

Acupuncture at Neiguan P-6 combined with amiodarone therapy appears to be superior to amiodarone alone in preventing early recurrence of atrial fibrillation (AF) after catheter ablation in patients with persistent AF ...

Acupuncture effective for chemo-induced neuropathy

Categories: Cancer

Acupuncture is effective for treating chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy in cancer patients ...

TEAS improves IVF pregnancy outcomes

Categories: Infertility

Transcutaneous electrical acupuncture stimulation significantly improves the pregnancy outcomes of women experiencing recurrent implantation failure while undergoing in vitro fertilisation (IVF) ...

Tuina enhances effect of acupuncture for migraine

Categories: Headache & migraine

Combining acupuncture with tuina can significantly increase its therapeutic effect in migraine treatment ...

Smokeless moxa is just as good for knee pain

Categories: Knee

Smoke generated during moxibustion does not affect the efficacy of acupuncture treatment in knee osteoarthritis ...

Acupuncture reduces insomnia in cancer survivors

Categories: Cancer

Acupuncture produces meaningful, durable improvement cancer survivors’ insomnia, according to an American research team ...

Acupuncture cost-effective for pain in pregnancy

Categories: Pregnancy & labour

Pregnant women with pelvic girdle and low back pain treated with acupuncture in addition to routine care report less pain and disability than those who receive routine care alone ...

Ear acupuncture reduces pain in pregnancy

Categories: Pregnancy & labour

Two weeks of ear acupuncture significantly reduces lumbar and pelvic pain and reduces functional disability in pregnant women ...

Strong electro-stimulation better for knee pain

Categories: Knee

Strong electro-acupuncture is better than weak or sham EA at alleviating pain intensity and inhibiting chronic pain in knee osteoarthritis patients ...

Acupuncture enhances effects of antidepressants

Categories: Psychological / emotional

Both manual and electro-acupuncture show beneficial effects when added to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) in patients with moderate to severe depression ...