Authors from the USA have carried out a systematic review showing that the protocols for blinding in acupuncture studies are generally effective, and that patients cannot determine if they have received verum acupuncture or a different procedure. One of the most frequent … [Read more...]

A small qualitative study carried out in the UK has found that women treated with acupuncture during labour reported enhanced birthing experiences. Seven healthy women who had been treated with acupuncture by midwives during normal labour participated in semi-structured … [Read more...]

Acupuncture researchers from the USA have carried out a study to re-examine the effect of an adjuvant acupuncture protocol that was previously reported to have a negative effect on clinical pregnancy rates (CPR) in women undergoing vitro fertilization (IVF). In 2007 Craig et al. … [Read more...]

Two US authors have undertaken a critical examination of the current state of research on acupuncture as a supporting treatment for IVF. Their paper assesses current published studies in the field, outlining their limitations, detailing the differences between these studies and … [Read more...]

A pilot study carried out in Italy suggests that acupuncture may reduce the pain of burning mouth syndrome (BMS). BMS, for which no medical or dental cause can be found, most commonly affects older women. It is considered to be a form of neuropathic pain and no satisfactory … [Read more...]