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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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Items 118 to 126 of 152 total

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Electroacupuncture improves sleep architecture

Categories: Psychological / emotional
The beneficial effects of acupuncture on chronic insomniacs' sleep quality and daytime social functioning are associated with measurable changes to sleep architecture (the cyclical pattern of the stages of sleep). Forty-seven Chinese patients received four courses of electroacupuncture (EA) treatment in a cohort study. Sleep quality index scores were used to evaluate subjective sleep quality, whil ...
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PSYCHIATRIC CONDITIONS DON'T AFFECT RESPONSE TO ACUPUNCTURE

Categories: Psychological / emotional
American researchers report that psychiatric comorbidity does not affect response to acupuncture treatment for chronic low back pain (CLBP), nor does it modify the effect of expectations on acupuncture response. In a controlled, blinded crossover trial verum acupuncture at Hegu L.I.-4 was compared with validated sham acupuncture in 40 CLBP patients, who were divided into two groups with a low or h ...
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Acupuncture effective alternative for pregnancy depression

Categories: Psychological / emotional, Pregnancy & labour
Acupuncture is an effective treatment for depression during pregnancy, according to a new American study. A hundred and fifty pregnant women with a diagnosis of major depression were randomised to receive 12 sessions of acupuncture consisting of a standardised point prescription specific for depression, or one of two active controls - control acupuncture or massage - over eight weeks. Women who re ...
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Psychophysiological outcomes of qigong

Categories: Psychological / emotional, Qigong
In Hong Kong, investigators have attempted to unravel the clinical benefits and underlying psychophysiological mechanisms of qigong based on information from published RCTs. Their meta-analysis of 26 RCTs showed that qigong had positive effects on blood parameters (increasing the numbers of lymphocytes, lowering total cholesterol), cardiac function (increasing stroke volume, peak early transmitral ...
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Qigong enhances sleep and psychological wellbeing

Categories: Psychological / emotional, Qigong
Spanish scientists have assessed the effects of qigong practice on serum cytokines, mood and subjective sleep quality. Experimental participants underwent a qigong training program for one month. Blood samples for the quantification of TNF-alpha and IFN-gamma, and several instruments to assess anxiety and depression symptoms, were obtained before and after the program. The findings revealed that w ...
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Acupuncture and depression

Categories: Psychological / emotional
Researchers at the University of Arizona have tested the value of acupuncture in the treatment of depression. 38 women aged 18 to 45 and suffering from major depression were divided into three groups. One group received eight weeks of acupuncture treatment specifically designed to target their depression. A second group waited for eight weeks and then received the treatment. A third group received ...
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Ear acupuncture and anxiety

Categories: Psychological / emotional
A study carried out at Yale University School of Medicine into the use of ear acupuncture and anxiety has shown that whilst there was no significant physiological change after acupuncture, those treated bilaterally at the
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Acupuncture and autism

Categories: Babies & children / paediatrics, Psychological / emotional, Autism
Autism is a complex developmental disability that normally appears within the first three years of life. It is estimated to occur in up to one in every 500 children, is more common in boys than girls, and can severely affect a childs social interactions and communication skills. Many children develop normally for the first year of life, even walking, talking or crawling earlier then the average ch ...
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Acupuncture & depression

Categories: Psychological / emotional
The UK's Mental Health Foundation has proposed that acupuncture should be made more available to depressed patients. They carried out an investigation into ear acupuncture and its potential benefits for women with mental health problems. Eight women volunteers with long term mental health problems, including eating disorders, depression, anxiety and obsessive compulsive disorder, took part, receiv ...
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