Patients with upper extremity pain and paraesththesia due to cervical spondylotic radiculopathy (CSR) can benefit from acupuncture treatment. In a pilot study carried out in Japan, 15 subjects diagnosed with CSR and upper extremity pain and/or paraesthesia were treated with … [Read more...]

A small study from Hong Kong has found that acupuncture may improve sleep quality in elderly patients with dementia. Nineteen elderly patients with dementia were followed through a control period and an acupuncture treatment period, each lasting six weeks. A standard six-point … [Read more...]

Facial cosmetic acupuncture (FCA) results in improvement of objective measures of facial elasticity, a Korean pilot study suggests. Twenty-seven women aged 40 to 59 with signs of advanced skin aging, completed five FCA treatment sessions over three weeks. The total number of … [Read more...]

Patients with high blood pressure who are taking anti-hypertensive medication may benefit from adjunctive acupuncture treatment, according to a small study carried out in Turkey. Investigators studied 34 patients who had been on anti-hypertensive drug therapy for at least 24 … [Read more...]

Acupuncture is as effective as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID) for patients with dysmenorrhoea, Turkish researchers report. In a pilot study, 35 young women with a diagnosis of primary dysmenorrhea were randomly divided to receive either NSAID or acupuncture … [Read more...]