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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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Electro-acupuncture shows significant benefits in knee osteoarthritis
A large randomised trial carried out in China has demonstrated a significant effect of electro-acupuncture (EA) on knee osteoarthritis (KOA) ...
TCM beneficial for osteoarthritis
Traditional Chinese medicines (TCMs) have multiple benefits for patients with osteoarthritis (OA), conclude the authors of a systematic review from China ...
Acupuncture reduces inflammatory mediators in knee osteoarthritis
Improvements in pain and function due to acupuncture among individuals with knee osteoarthritis (KOA) may be partly mediated by changes in levels of inflammatory mediators ...
Acupuncture alleviates arthritic neck pain
Categories: Arthritis , Acupuncture
Four weeks of acupuncture treatment can alleviate cervical spondylosis (CS)-related neck pain and improve quality of life ...
Acupuncture beneficial for thumb arthritis
Acupuncture can result in clinically significant improvements in pain for symptoms of basal thumb joint arthritis, but it does not outperform sham treatment ...
Moxibustion enhances anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects of RA drugs
Categories: Arthritis
Moxibustion can enhance the anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects of conventional medicine in patients with rheumatoid arthritis ...
American College of Rheumatology recommends tai chi and acupuncture for osteoarthritis
The 2019 ‘Guideline for the Management of Osteoarthritis’ from the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) includes tai chi and acupuncture in its recommendations for clinicians and patients making treatment decisions for the manageme ...
Acupuncture beneficial in rheumatoid arthritis
Categories: Arthritis
Acupuncture interventions may have a positive effect in patients with rheumatoid arthritis according to Portuguese researchers ...
Warm needling and electro-acupuncture best for knee arthritis
A network network meta-analysis by a Chinese research group has compared the effects of different acupuncture methods on pain, stiffness and physical function for knee osteoarthritis ...