Acupuncture given concurrently with radiotherapy can significantly reduce xerostomia (dry mouth) and improve quality of life for patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma. In a Chinese study, 86 patients were randomised to acupuncture or standard care. Patients received acupuncture … [Read more...]
Electro-acupuncture as effective as drugs for labour induction
A Brazilian group has shown that electro-acupuncture (EA) can be used to promote labour as efficiently as the prostaglandin analogue misoprostol, but with fewer obstetric complications. Sixty-seven pregnant women in labour were randomised to receive either EA or misoprostol. … [Read more...]
Acupuncture helps asthma rehabilitation
The addition of acupuncture to an inpatient asthma rehabilitation programme results in improvement in bronchial hyper-reactivity and reduced anxiety for paediatric patients. In a German study, 93 paediatric asthma patients were randomised to usual care (sports, climate therapy … [Read more...]
Decoding Acupuncture – Western Medicine begins to explain acupuncture
The article below is very interesting and just goes to show the increasing numbers of people using acupuncture for a wide variety of ailments. Â Could it be that we are just saying similar things in different languages? While the medics are using high tech methods to prove the … [Read more...]
Acupuncture reduces dental anxiety
An Austrian research group has shown that auricular acupuncture can be used to effectively reduce anxiety in patients awaiting dental treatment. A prospective, randomised, patient-blinded study involving 182 patients compared anxiety before dental treatment following three … [Read more...]
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