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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 helps obese men with weight loss
Both auricular and body electro-acupuncture (EA), combined with a low-calorie diet, can help help weight loss in obese men, according to research carried out in Iran ...
Ear acupressure improves allergic rhinitis
Chinese researchers have found that ear acupressure (EAP) results in both short- and long-term improvements in symptoms and quality of life (QoL) for patients with perennial allergic rhinitis ...
Acupuncture as good as drugs for overactive bladder
Categories: Kidney / Urinary disorders
Acupuncture results in significant subjective improvements in overactive bladder (OB) symptoms and may be a clinically relevant alternative treatment for the condition in adult females ...
Acupuncture shows better long-term effects than laxative for functional constipation
Categories: Digestive & Bowel disorders
A multicentre clinical trial carried out in China has shown that acupuncture has better sustained effects on functional constipation than the laxative lactulose ...
Getting High on Acupuncture Research
Categories: Acupuncture, Acupuncture research
Headache is the prestigious peer-reviewed journal of the American Headache Society. When they publish an article on headache and acupuncture, we would expect an informed, well-referenced piece. Read what Mel Hopper Koppelman has to say below and ...
Chinese herbal medicine best for infertility
Categories: Infertility
Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) is nearly twice as effective as Western medicine (WM) in the treatment of female infertility (60% successful pregnancy rates compared to 33%) according to a meta-analysis of 40 randomised controlled trials and meta-analy ...
Tai chi benefits patients with chronic conditions
Categories: Tai chi
A Chinese systematic review has concluded that tai chi has positive effects on health-related quality of life in patients with chronic conditions ...
Tai chi promising for MS
Tai chi holds therapeutic potential for multiple sclerosis (MS) patients, according to a German pilot study. A sample of 32 MS patients participated in two weekly tai chi sessions of 90 minutes duration for six months, while a comparison group received conventional treatment. Following the intervention, the tai chi group showed significant and consistent improvements in balance, coordination and d ...
Tai chi improves risk of chronic disease in senior cancer survivors
Categories: Tai chi
Tai chi (TC) exercise may help reduce risk factors for chronic disease in senior survivors of cancer ...
Baduanjin (8 Brocades) qigong improves physical health
Categories: Qigong
Chinese investigators report that baduanjin qigong training can significantly improve markers of physical health in healthy adults. One hundred and ten subjects aged from 20 to 59 years were randomly assigned to an experimental group and a control group. The experimental subjects practised baduanjin exercises three or more times per week for 30–60 minutes each time, over a period of 16-weeks ...
Tai chi improves balance in elders
Categories: Tai chi
Tai chi practice can help older adults maintain their balance, according to a study from a US author ...
Long-term tai chi prevents depression
Categories: Psychological / emotional, Tai chi
A study by a joint Chinese/Japanese research team suggests that long-term tai chi training may prevent depression. The cross-sectional survey included 529 Japanese tai chi practitioners. The authors conclude that long-term tai chi training and the mood adjustment it produces may have a beneficial effect on the prevention of depression.
Long-term Tai Chi training is related to depressive symptoms a ...
Herbal formula heals diabetic ulcers
Categories: Diabetes
Treatment with the traditional Chinese medicine NF3 (composed of Huang Qi [Radix Astragali] and Di Huang [Radix Rehmanniae]) is associated with improved healing of diabetic foot ulcers, clinicians from Hong Kong have found ...
Comment: Acupuncture for lower back pain
Categories: Acupuncture, Acupuncture research
A response to a study debunking acupuncture for back pain ...
Tai chi's benefits become more obvious over time
Categories: Tai chi
The fitness benefits of tai chi for older women only become obvious if they engage in long-term practice ...
Auricular treatment can manage pain
Categories: Miscellaneous, Acupuncture research
Ear acupuncture and acupressure can effectively manage pain, according to a meta-analysis ...
Acupuncture benefits brain after stroke
Categories: Stroke
A meta-analysis by Chinese authors suggests that acupuncture has positive effects on cognitive function after stroke ...
Needling technique differs greatly between practitioners
Categories: Acupuncture research
Korean scientists have examined acupuncture practitioners' motion patterns during needle manipulation to evaluate their consistency ...
Moxa at Shenshu BL-23 reduces reduction in renal vascular resistance
Categories: Acupuncture research
Japanese investigators have found that applying moxibustion at Shenshu BL-23 (back shu point of the Kidney) leads to a reduction in renal vascular resistance ...
Moxibustion activates macrophages to kill bacteria
Categories: Acupuncture research
An experimental study from China suggests that moxibustion generates a protective response against bacterial infection by activating macrophage autophagy ...
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