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Research Archive
Welcome to our Chinese medicine and acupuncture research news pages. We add to the content of these pages continuously as more research news comes in. Browse through the complete archive below or use the category links on the right.
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Acupuncture promotes relaxation by activating brain's left prefrontal cortex
Categories: Acupuncture
A study by Japanese investigators suggests that acupuncture changes the balance of activity in the prefrontal cortex (PFC) of the brain toward left-dominant, resulting in anxiolytic relaxation effects ...
Cerebellar activation by deqi is important in acupuncture treatment of stroke
Categories: Stroke, Acupuncture
Chinese clinicians treating patients following ischemic stroke have found evidence that cerebellar activation by deqi may be one of the mechanisms by which acupuncture exerts its beneficial effects ...
Edzard Ernst backs off
Categories: Acupuncture
For years now Edzard Ernst has been launching a relentless campaign against acupuncture and other forms of complementary medicine ...
'Therapeutic qi' can be sensed by people receiving acupuncture needling
Categories: Acupuncture
A small study carried out by scientists in Austria suggests that people receiving acupuncture may be able to sense ‘therapeutic qi’ originating from the acupuncturist in the absence of mechanical needle stimulation ...
Acupuncture accelerates recovery from anaesthetic
Categories: Acupuncture
Acupuncture can accelerate recovery of consciousness after general anaesthetic, according to a study from Italy
Getting High on Acupuncture Research
Categories: Acupuncture, Acupuncture research
Headache is the prestigious peer-reviewed journal of the American Headache Society. When they publish an article on headache and acupuncture, we would expect an informed, well-referenced piece. Read what Mel Hopper Koppelman has to say below and ...
Comment: Acupuncture for lower back pain
Categories: Acupuncture, Acupuncture research
A response to a study debunking acupuncture for back pain ...
Patient belief and practitioner affect treatment outcome (with comment by Peter Deadman)
Categories: Acupuncture, Acupuncture research
Do the effects of acupuncture depend on the needling, the consultation or the practitioner? Researchers based in the UK have attempted to answer this question by quantifying the specific and non-specific effects of acupuncture on osteoarthritic (OA) ...
How much could acupuncture save the NHS on back pain?
Categories: Acupuncture, Comment
At a time when reducing costs is a priority for all healthcare systems - an issue which is at the forefront of controversial National Health Service reforms in the UK - it is essential to consider different approaches to the treatment of difficult and expensive conditions. A recent Canadian study, for example, has found that patients with chronic lower back pain who receive acupuncture are signif ...
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