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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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Non-needle stimulation effective for post-operative nausea & vomiting
Categories: Nausea & vomiting
Non-needle acupoint stimulation is an effective method for reducing nausea and vomiting in female patients after breast surgery ...
Acupressure at P-6 prevents nausea and vomiting after gynae surgery
Categories: Gynaecology, Nausea & vomiting
Acupressure applied to Neiguan P-6 via a wristband is effective at preventing nausea and vomiting, and provides a viable alternative to drugs after gynaecological surgery ...
Acupuncture reduces postoperative nausea in children
Categories: Babies & children / paediatrics, Nausea & vomiting
Children receiving acupuncture plus antiemetic therapy have less risk of developing postoperative nausea and vomiting following tonsillectomy, according to a US study ...
TENS better than acupressure for post-op nausea and vomiting
Categories: Nausea & vomiting
A relief band that applies transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) at Neiguan P-6 is more effective at relieving post-operative nausea and vomiting than a wristband that applies acupressure ...
Acupuncture reduces GI distress in chemotherapy patients
Patients with advanced gastric cancer experience a significant reduction in gastrointestinal symptoms induced by chemotherapy when treated with acupuncture ...
Verum and sham acupuncture reduce need for nausea drugs in radiotherapy
Categories: Cancer, Nausea & vomiting
Radiotherapy patients who receive acupuncture need fewer anti-emetics and have better eating capacity than those receiving standard care ...
Acupuncture for nausea and vomiting during radiotherapy
Categories: Cancer, Nausea & vomiting
A Swedish pilot study has tested a modified single subject experimental design for evaluating the use of acupuncture for emesis during radiotherapy.
NEIGUAN P-6 FOR MOTION SICKNESS
Categories: Nausea & vomiting
A study on the effects of acupressure at the point Neiguan P-6, placed subjects in an optokinetic drum for a twelve minute rotation period. The subjects in the P-6 acupressure group reported significantly less nausea than those in dummy-point acupressure, sham P-6 acupressure and control groups. They also showed significantly less abnormal gastric myoelectric activity. (Aviation Space & Enviro ...
ACUPUNCTURE AS AN ANTI-EMETIC
Categories: Nausea & vomiting
A review of 33 controlled trials into the use of acupuncture as an anti-emetic in pregnancy and following chemotherapy and surgery shows its effectiveness. In four trials where acupuncture was given under anaesthesia it was found to be equal to or inferior to controls. In the other 29 trials it was statistically superior to controls in 27 cases. The review was carried out by the UK's Research Coun ...
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