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. 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...]
Breech Babies (shout it loud and proud…and tell your pregnant friends) moxibustion and acupuncture can be used to turn breech babies.
One of the commonest concerns among pregnant women is that their baby will not move out of a breech position necessitating a caesarean delivery. But treatment with moxibustion and acupuncture will usually turn breech babies. The simple application of heat (moxibustion) to a … [Read more...]
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