Acupuncture News

Acupuncture is effective for the treatment of vertigo due to cervical spine related conditions and diminished blood flow. Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine researchers compared two groups. One group received only chiropractic and drug therapy. Another group received identical interventions plus the addition of warm needle acupuncture. The group receiving acupuncture had superior patient outcomes. [1]

Acupuncture has been proven effective for the treatment of periarthritis of the shoulder. This disorder is characterized by inflammation of the shoulder region, including the muscles, tendons, and bursa. Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanyang Medical College researchers conducted a clinical trial to determine the efficaciousness of acupuncture treatments. They compared patients receving massage monotherapy with patients receiving both warm needle acupuncture and massage therapy.

Acupuncture combined with pelvic floor muscle exercises is more effective than pelvic floor muscle exercise monotherapy for the treatment of Stress Urinary Incontinence (SUI). Researchers determined that electroacupuncture markedly alleviates symptoms, improves life quality, and reduces accidental urine loss for women with SUI when used in an integrative treatment regimen. [1]

Acupuncture provides relief for patients with insomnia. Modern research demonstrates that acupuncture improves sleep quality by regulating central nervous system responses. [1] The investigation covered in this review used scalp acupuncture in conjunction with a sleep medication. Scalp acupuncture is a specialized form of micro-acupuncture, which is commonly utilized by licensed acupuncturists. The combination of drugs plus acupuncture produced superior insomnia relief over drug

Acupuncture is effective for the treatment of vestibular migraines. Affiliated Hospital of Shanxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine researchers conducted a clinical trial and determined that acupuncture with moxibustion is more effective than flunarizine for the alleviation or elimination of dizziness and cephalalgia due to vestibular migraines. Warm needle acupuncture produced significantly greater clinical improvements and produced a lower relapse rate than flunarizine. [1]

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Acupuncture is effective for the alleviation of sciatica. Guangzhou Zengcheng Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine researchers conducted a randomized clinical trial and determined that warm needle acupuncture achieves a 96.15% total effective rate. [1] In a comparison of treatment protocols, two types of acupuncture were compared. Two groups received identical treatments using electroacupuncture; however, one group also received warm needle acupuncture via moxibustion. Warm

Acupuncture reduces low back pain and referred leg pain for patients with lumbar disc herniations. Haikou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine researchers compared the therapeutic results of two groups. One group received oral diclofenac and the other group received acupuncture in addition to diclofenac. The group receiving the integrative medicine treatment protocol significantly outperformed the group receiving drug monotherapy. The researchers conclude that acupuncture

Acupuncture demonstrates clinical efficacy for relieving pain after Cesarean delivery (C-section). Xu et al. compared patient-controlled intravenous analgesia (PICA) monotherapy with an electroacupuncture integrative medicine protocol. Based on the data, the researchers conclude that electroacupuncture plus medications is significantly safer and more effective in producing pain relief than drug monotherapy. [1] The research delineates specific acupuncture points demonstrating the ability to disrupt pain signal