Tag: Acupuncture
Electroacupuncture Helps Ease Chronic Severe Constipation
Led to symptom relief from chronic severe functional constipation even 12 weeks after treatment
Acupuncture May Be Useful in Treatment of Amnestic MCI
Better outcomes for acupuncture versus nimodipine, with greater rates of clinical efficacy, MMSE scores
Electroacupuncture May Benefit Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Patients undergoing electroacupuncture reported less disability and less severe symptoms
Acupuncture Helps Manage Hot Flashes in Breast Cancer Patients
Improvements seen in climacteric symptoms and quality of life measures
Pain Relief With Individualized Acupuncture in Fibromyalgia
Greater decrease in pain intensity with individualized versus sham acupuncture; effect persisted at 1 year
Chinese Medicine Acupuncture Doesn’t Top Sham for Hot Flashes
Chinese medicine acupuncture is not superior to noninsertive sham for menopausal women
Alternative Treatments Found to Benefit Chronic Neck Pain
Acupuncture, 'Alexander Technique' helped more than drugs and physical therapy
Acupuncture Improves Gait Function in Parkinson’s Disease
Significant improvement in gait speed, step length, floor reaction force, and cadence
Various Dermatoses May Occur After Acupuncture
Most common adverse event is infectious skin disease, such as atypical mycobacterial infection
Acupuncture Linked to Reduced Blood Pressure in Small Study
Noticeable drop in blood pressure observed in 70 percent of patients studied
