Acupuncture research

Allergy, asthma and hay fever >>>

Back pain, neck pain, arthritis, joint pain and pain relief >>>

Fertility, pregnancy, childbirth and women’s conditions >>>

Headache and migraine >>>

IBS, digestive complaints and weight loss >>>

Prostate and men’s conditions >>>

Skin conditions >>>

Sports injury >>>

Other miscellaneous conditions >>>

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Allergy, asthma and hay fever

Asthma: study suggests adjunctive electrical stimulation of acupuncture points may assist recovery after exercise in asthma sufferers (from the journal Respiratory Physiology and neurobiology) >>>

Chronic rhinitis: clinical trial shows acupuncture relieves the symptoms of chronic rhinitis (from the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine) >>>

Hay fever: acupuncture has been shown to be effective at relieving episodes of hay fever (from the journal Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology) >>>

Hay fever: Traditional Chinese Medicine shown to be a safe and effective therapy option for patients with hay fever (from the journal Allergy) >>>

Hay fever: Chinese Herbal Medicine found to offer symptomatic relief from hay fever (from the journal Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine) >>>

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Back pain, neck pain, arthritis, joint pain and pain relief

Back pain: trial suggests auricular acupuncture relieves lower back pain during pregnancy (from the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology) >>>

Back pain: trial suggests acupuncture relieves pain and improves quality of life in lower back pain sufferers (from the journal Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice) >>>

Neck pain: trial suggests acupuncture may be effective at relieving neck pain (from the journal Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion) >>>

Neck pain: acupuncture has been shown to be effective at relieving neck pain (from the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine) >>>

Pain relief: acupuncture found to be effective at providing pain relief to patients with minor traumatic injuries (from the American Journal of Emergency Medicine) >>>

Rheumatoid arthritis: Chinese Herbal Medicine ganqi shown to help relieve the effects of rheumatoid arthritis (from the journal International Immunopharmacology) >>>

Rheumatoid arthritis: trials show acupuncture improves symptoms, joint function and quality of life in rheumatoid arthritis patients (from the journal Annals of Nuclear Medicine) >>>

Scoliosis: acupuncture therapy may help reduce degenerative spine curvature and back pain (from the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine) >>>

Shoulder pain: trials show acupuncture may be an effective therapy for chronic shoulder pain (from the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine) >>>

Tonsillitis: research shows a single acupuncture session helps relieve the sore throat pain associated with tonsillitis and pharyngitis (from the Clinical Journal of Pain) >>>

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Fertility, pregnancy, childbirth and women’s conditions

Back pain during pregnancy: trial suggests auricular acupuncture relieves lower back pain during pregnancy (from the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology) >>>

Breast cancer: laboratory tests suggest Chinese Herbal Medicine danshen may inhibit breast cancer cell proliferation (from the journal Phytotherapy Research) >>>

Breast cancer: laboratory tests suggest Chinese Herbal Medicine yimucao may inhibit breast cancer cell proliferation (from Journal of Ethnopharmacology) >>>

Breech presentation: acupuncture therapy suggested to be effective at correcting breech presentation during childbirth (from Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine) >>>

Breech presentation: acupuncture and moxibustion shown to be effective at correcting breech presentation during childbirth (from the journal Chinese Medicine) >>>

Dysmenorrhoea: study suggests auricular acupressure may alleviate menstrual pain (from the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine) >>>

Dyspepsia during pregnancy: study suggests acupuncture may alleviate dyspepsia during pregnancy (from the journal Acupuncture in Medicine) >>>

Hot flush: clinical trial suggests acupuncture reduces frequency of hot flushes and improves quality of life in post-menopausal women (from the journal Menopause) >>>

Hot flush: moxibustion therapy has been shown to reduce the frequency and severity of hot flush symptoms in menopausal women (from the journal Menopause) >>>

Insufficient lactation: clinical trial suggests electro-acupuncture is beneficial for patients suffering postpartum insufficient lactation (from the Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine) >>>

[NEW] Labour and delivery: hospital trial shows acupuncture reduces need for Caesarian births and improves patient comfort (from the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine) >>>

Pain relief during childbirth: acupuncture shown to be effective at relieving pain during childbirth and reducing need for pharmaceutical drugs (from the journal Birth) >>>

[NEW] Post-Caesarian pain relief: acupuncture shown to relieve post-Caesarian pain and reduce the use of patient controlled analgesics (from the journal Chinese Medical Journal) >>>

[NEW] Pregnancy and childbirth: evidence suggests acupuncture may improve some complaints suffered during pregnancy and childbirth (from the journal Birth) >>>

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Headache and migraine

[NEW] Headache: Chinese Herbal Medicine formula chaihu jia longgu muli tang may help relieve tension headache (from the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine) >>>

Headache: acupuncture shown to be effective at relieving frequent and/or chronic tension headache (from the journal Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews) >>>

Migraine: acupuncture shown to be effective at improving the quality of life in migraine sufferers (from the journal Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion) >>>

Migraine: clinical trials suggest acupuncture may be effective in relieving migraine (from the journal Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion) >>>

Migraine: clinical trials suggest electro-acupuncture may be effective in relieving migraine (from the Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine) >>>

Migraine: clinical trial demonstrates acupuncture effectively relieves migraine pain and prevents further attacks (from the journal Headache) >>>

Migraine: acupuncture better than pharmaceutical drugs in relieving migraine and with fewer side effects (from the journal Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews) >>>

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IBS, digestive complaints and weight loss

Dyspepsia: study suggests acupuncture point stimulation may alleviate the symptoms of functional dyspepsia (from the journal Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion) >>>

[NEW] Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS): clinical trial suggests Chinese Herbal Medicine formula tiaohe ganpi hexin tang may help relieve irritable bowel syndrome (from the Journal of Chinese Integrative Medicine) >>>

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS): trial indicates acupuncture and moxibustion therapy shows promise in the area of IBS symptom management (from the journal Gastroenterology Nursing) >>>

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS): Chinese Herbal Medicine formula tongxie yaofang may be an effective preparation for relieving irritable bowel syndrome (from the Journal of Chinese Integrative Medicine) >>>

[NEW] Weight loss: clinical trials suggest acupuncture may be more effective in aiding weight loss and reducing obesity than commonly used alternatives (from the journal Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion) >>>

Weight loss: research suggests Chinese Herbal Medicine danggui and zexie have potential weight loss effects (from the journal Chinese Medicine) >>>

Weight loss: clinical trial demonstrates acupuncture may be an effective and useful weight loss therapy (from the American Journal of Chinese Medicine) >>>

Weight loss: clinical trial suggests auricular acupressure may be an effective weight loss therapy (from the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine) >>>

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Prostate and men’s conditions

[NEW] Impotence: study suggests Chinese Herbal Medicine formula qianlie beixi may boost male fertility by improving sperm motility and liquification (from the National Journal of Andrology) >>>

Prostate enlargement: Chinese Herbal Medicine formula ziyin tongbi observed to be effective for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) (from the Chinese Journal of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine) >>>

Prostatitis: trial suggests electro-acupuncture may be effective in relieving the pain associated with prostatitis (from the journal Urology) >>>

Prostatitis: Chinese Herbal Medicine formula qiantongding has been shown to have an obvious therapeutic effect with prostatitis (from the National Journal of Andrology) >>>

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Skin conditions

Acne: trial suggests acupuncture more effective than pharmaceutical medication in reducing acne (from the journal Acupuncture Research) >>>

Eczema: Traditional Chinese Medicine safely and effectively relieves eczema (from the annual meeting of American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology) >>>

Psoriasis: Chinese Herbal Medicine found to be effective at relieving psoriasis in both acute and silent stages (from the journal Acta Academiae Medicinae Sinicae) >>>

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Sports injury

Muscle fatigue: trial with elite basketball players suggests acupuncture stimulation may assist recovery from muscle fatigue (from the American Journal of Chinese Medicine) >>>

Tennis elbow: trials have shown acupuncture to be effective at relieving the pain and symptoms associated with tennis elbow (from the journal Rheumatology) >>>

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Other miscellaneous conditions

Alzheimer disease: acupuncture combined with Chinese Herbal Medicine formula yizhi jiannao has significant therapeutic effect on Alzheimer disease (from the journal Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion) >>>

[NEW] Chronic fatigue syndrome: clinical trial suggests acupuncture improves quality of life and physiological wellbeing for sufferers of chronic fatigue syndrome (from the journal Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion) >>>

Chronic fatigue syndrome: study suggests acupuncture may alleviate physical and mental fatigue in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (from the journal Acupuncture Research) >>>

Depression: acupuncture shown to reduce the need for antidepressant drugs in patients with major depressive disorder (from the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine) >>>

Depression: acupuncture shown to be safe and effective therapy in relieving depression (from Journal of Affective Disorders) >>>

Diabetic bladder dysfunction: clinical trial suggests acupuncture may be an effective therapy for diabetc bladder dysfunction (from the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine) >>>

Gum disease: research suggests drinking one cup of Chinese green tea a day helps to prevent periodontal disease (from Journal of Periodontology) >>>

Herbal antibiotic: laboratory tests show Chinese Herbal Medicine xianggu to possess antibiotic properties (from the journal Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice) >>>

High blood pressure: trial suggests Chinese Herbal Medicine formula songling xuemai kang may reduce blood pressure in hypertensive patients (from the Journal of Chinese Integrative Medicine) >>>

High blood pressure: study suggests electro-acupuncture may be helpful in reducing hypertension (from the journal Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion) >>>

Leukaemia: laboratory tests suggest Chinese Herbal Medicine danshen may inhibit growth of leukaemia cells (from the journal Oncology Reports) >>>

Ménière syndrome: study suggests acupuncture may be effective with Ménière syndrome (from the journal Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine) >>>

Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD): trial suggests electro-acupuncture may assist with obsessive compulsive disorder (from the Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease) >>>

Parkinson disease: study suggests Chinese Herbal Medicine formula jiawei liujunzi tang may assist with Parkinson disease (from the journal Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine) >>>

[NEW] Stroke: clinical trial suggests acupuncture stimulation may induce an immediate effect that improves balance function in stroke patients (from the American Journal of Chinese Medicine) >>>

Stroke: trial suggests electro-acupuncture better than standard techniques at improving post-stroke limb function (from Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine) >>>

Stroke: clinical trials demonstrate Chinese Herbal Medicine formula danggui shaoyao san assists post-stroke patients (from the journal Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine) >>>

Tourette syndrome: clinical trial shows acupuncture improves the symptoms of Tourette syndrome (from the journal Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion) >>>

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