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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 1729 to 1737 of 2280 total

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Acupuncture for spinal injury mobilises stem cells

Categories: Miscellaneous disorders, Back
Acupuncture for spinal cord injuries (SCI) can mobilise human stem cells, according to German research. Fourteen healthy volunteers were needled at acupuncture points used in the treatment of SCI, while control individuals received acupuncture at points not used for SCI. The number of CD133(+) haematopoetic stem cells in peripheral blood doubled 48 hours after acupuncture at SCI points, whereas co ...
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SERUM CORRELATES OF ACUPUNCTURE PLACEBO EFFECT IN IBS

Categories: Digestive & Bowel disorders
A US group has discovered two measurable biological parameters associated with the placebo response to acupuncture for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). In a previous study by the same group, patients with IBS were randomised to either placebo treatment (using a sham acupuncture device at non-acupoints) or a no-treatment group (waitlist). The new study involved testing a panel of 10 serum biomarkers ...
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Needling good for achille's heel

Categories: Miscellaneous, Foot
Acupuncture enhances blood flow and oxygen supply to the Achilles tendon in healthy volunteers. In a crossover trial nine volunteers received treatment of the Achilles tendon with 10 minutes of either acupuncture or a heat pack. During needle insertion, the blood volume and oxygen saturation of the tendon increased significantly compared to pre-treatment levels, and these values remained high thro ...
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SP-3 affects autonomic cardiovascular responses

Categories: Heart / Cardiac
Acupuncture at Taibai SP-3 affects the autonomic control of blood flow by enhancing parasympathetic function. In a randomised crossover trial, five healthy volunteers received acupuncture at either Taibai SP-3 or Rangu KID-2 for five minutes. Ultrasound measurements of blood flow were recorded at the radial artery before, during and after acupuncture stimulation. Cardiovascular autonomic data (mea ...
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Neiguan P-6 affects brain's balance centres

Categories: Neurological, Acupuncture research
More evidence for the neural specificity of particular acupuncture points comes from a Chinese study that used fMRI to investigate the effects of acupuncture at Neiguan P-6. fMRI was performed on the brains of 36 healthy subjects while they received acupuncture at Neiguan P-6 and two control points (Daling P-7 and Guangming GB-37). Needling at Neiguan P-6 caused extensive signal decreases (deactiv ...
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Acupuncture for hypertension

Categories: Hypertension
Korean authors have carried out a systematic review of acupuncture for the treatment of essential hypertension. Twenty trials were included, of which only three were considered relatively rigorous. Acupuncture achieved significant effect modification on blood pressure compared with controls. In the high-quality trials, blood pressure was significantly lower with acupuncture plus antihypertensive d ...
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Acupuncture effective post-stroke

Categories: Stroke
A systematic review and meta-analysis from Canada demonstrates that acupuncture may be an effective treatment for post-stroke rehabilitation. Thirty-five articles written in Chinese and 21 written in English were included. The overall quality of the studies was judged as fair, and most studies were small. The majority (80%) of studies reported a significant benefit from acupuncture, although many ...
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Acupuncture reduces dental anxiety

Categories: Psychological / emotional, Dental
Having acupuncture before dental treatment can reduce patient's anxiety, according to Swedish authors. Eight dentists (all members of the British Dental Acupuncture Society) submitted case reports. Twenty patients, all in their 40s, had experienced problems with dental anxiety for two to 30 years. All were assessed as moderately to severely anxious using the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), with a me ...
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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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