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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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TEAS effective for nausea and vomiting after stomach surgery
Categories: Digestive & Bowel disorders, Acupuncture
Combining transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation (TEAS) with antiemetics is effective in reducing postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) ...
Acupuncture normalises relationship between brain networks in functional dyspepsia
Categories: Digestive & Bowel disorders, Acupuncture
Acupuncture which elicits deqi may act to repair disrupted relationships between brain networks in patients with functional dyspepsia (FD) ...
Electro-acupuncture improves gastroscopy experience
Categories: Digestive & Bowel disorders, Acupuncture
Electro-acupuncture (EA) combined with local anaesthesia can reduce pain, alleviate side effects and improve the efficiency of gastroscopy procedures, according to a study from China ...
Acupuncture relieves chronic diarrhoea
Categories: Digestive & Bowel disorders, Acupuncture
Acupuncture treatment can significantly and safely improve symptoms and quality of life for adults with diarrhoea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-D) ...
Acupuncture better than drugs for IBS
Categories: Digestive & Bowel disorders, Acupuncture
Acupuncture may be more effective than drug treatment for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), according to research carried out in China ...
Acupuncture three times a week is better than once a week for indigestion
Three sessions of acupuncture per week leads to better symptom improvement and quality of life among patients with postprandial distress syndrome (PDS) ...
Electro-acupuncture improves functional constipation symptoms
Electro-acupuncture (EA) can effectively improve bowel function, mental state and quality of life in functional constipation (FC) patients ...
Acupuncture effective for treating gastroparesis
Acupuncture is an effective method for the treatment of gastroparesis, conclude a group of Chinese investigators ...
Acupuncture beneficial for IBS
A systematic review by Chinese authors has found that although acupuncture does not show superiority for treating IBS relative to sham controls ...