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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 leads to long-term reduction in migraine frequency

Categories: Headache & migraine

Chinese investigators have found that acupuncture is associated with long-term reduction in migraine recurrence compared with sham or no treatment ...

Chinese herbs as good flunarizine for reducing migraine frequency

Categories: Headache & migraine

A Chinese herbal medicine, Zhengtian Capsule (ZTC), was found to be as good as the drug flunarizine for reducing the frequency of migraine attacks in a Chinese clinical study ...

Ear acupuncture reduces acute migraine pain in children

Categories: Babies & children / paediatrics, Headache & migraine

Auricular acupuncture (AA) may be useful in the treatment of paediatric migraines in the emergency department ...

Acupuncture can improve headache after traumatic brain injury

Categories: Headache & migraine

Both auricular acupuncture (AA) and traditional Chinese acupuncture (TCA) can improve headache-related quality of life in military service members with traumatic brain injury (TBI) ...

Acupuncture valuable for treating tension headache

Categories: Headache & migraine

A Cochrane systematic review suggests that a course of acupuncture consisting of at least six treatments can be a valuable option for people with frequent tension-type headache ...

Real acupuncture better than sham for migraines

Categories: Headache & migraine

A meta-analysis of current clinical evidence from high quality trials suggests that verum acupuncture is superior to sham acupuncture for treating migraine ...

Acupuncture improves resting-state functional connectivity of brain regions in migraine patients

Categories: Headache & migraine

Acupuncture treatment can increase functional connectivity in brain regions that show decreased connectivity in migraine without aura (MWoA) patients, report Chinese researchers ...

Acupuncture reduces nitric oxide levels in migraine

Categories: Headache & migraine

Turkish investigators have found that acupuncture may help migraine patients by reducing levels of nitric oxide (NO) in their blood ...

Post-treatment expectations influence improvement in patients with migraine

Categories: Headache & migraine, Acupuncture research

A high level of expectation after acupuncture treatment rather than at baseline is associated with better long-term outcome improvements in patients with migraine ...