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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 1936 to 1944 of 2280 total

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Chinese medicine for temperomandibular joint problems

Categories: Temperomandibular / Jaw
Chinese medicine (TCM) was demonstrated to be significantly more effective for temperomandibular joint disorders than speciality care (SC) in a study of 110 women randomised to receive one or the other. TCM consisted of individualised acupuncture, herbs, tuina and relaxation (20 visits over four months). SC consisted of bite splint, education, massage and pharmacotherapy. Patients improved in both ...
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Acupuncture & temperomandibular dysfunction

Categories: Temperomandibular / Jaw
An audit of 60 patients with temperomandibular joint dysfunction was compiled from the practices of 15 dentists who were applying for the diploma of the British Dental Acupuncture Society. The mean age of the patients (predominantly female) was 40.6 years, and the average duration of the disorder was 32 months. The patients received a mean of 3.4 treatments (each lasting 12 minutes). Treatment con ...
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TCM BETTER THAN USUAL CARE FOR TEMPOROMANDIBULAR PAIN

Categories: Temperomandibular / Jaw
A pilot study carried out in the USA has assessed the feasibility of studying whole systems of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and naturopathic medicine (NM) as treatments for temporomandibular disorders (TMD). The study compared TCM and NM with state-of-the-art specialty care (SC) for TMD in 160 women (25-55 years of age) attending a specialty clinic. The TCM and NM intervention protocols were ...
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ACUPUNCTURE & FROZEN SHOULDER

Categories: Shoulder
In a Hong Kong study, 35 patients with frozen shoulder were randomly assigned to an exercise group or an exercise plus acupuncture group. Mobility, strength and pain were assessed (blind) at outset, after 6 weeks and at a 20-week follow-up. The acupuncture protocol consisted of deep (2.5 cun) contralateral needing of the extra point Zhongping (1 cun inferior to Zusanli ST-36, midway between the ti ...
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ACUPUNCTURE EFFECTIVE FOR SHOULDER PAIN

Categories: Shoulder
One hundred and thirty patients with shoulder pain (cuff tendonitis, bicipital tendonitis, capsulitis etc.) were randomly assigned to receive either eight weekly true acupuncture treatments (local and distal points plus electro-acupuncture) or the same number of non-penetrating sham treatments (using a stage dagger-type retracting placebo needle) plus sham electro-acupuncture. Blinded assessment b ...
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ACUPUNCTURE IMPROVES SHOULDER PAIN CARE

Categories: Shoulder
A multicentre randomised controlled trial conducted in Spain has found that single-point acupuncture in association with physiotherapy improves shoulder function and alleviates pain better than physiotherapy alone. 425 patients with a clinical diagnosis of unilateral subacromial syndrome received 15 sessions of physiotherapy over three weeks and were randomised to additionally receive, once a week ...
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ACUPUNCTURE FOR SHOULDER PAIN

Categories: Shoulder
An American single-blind randomised, controlled trial randomised 31 subjects into one of three treatment groups: individualised TCM acupuncture; fixed standard acupuncture points conventionally used for shoulder pain; and non-penetrating sham acupuncture. Subjects received 12 treatments over six weeks. After six weeks of treatment, the mean total Shoulder Pain and Disability Index score improved i ...
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ACUPUNCTURE FOR SHOULDER PAIN

Categories: Shoulder
Electroacupuncture (EA) is an effective addition to exercise for the treatment of chronic shoulder pain. In a single-blind, randomised trial in Hong Kong, 60 patients were assigned to receive either active or sham electrical stimulation of acupuncture points on the wrist in addition to standardised neck exercises. Active or sham EA was given for 30 minutes twice weekly over a period of four weeks ...
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ACUPUNCTURE EFFECTIVE FOR LABOUR PAIN

Categories: Pregnancy & Labour
A study carried out at Orebro University Hospital in Sweden has found that women who received acupuncture during labour were less likely to ask for an epidural to relieve pain (12% compared to 22%) and felt more relaxed than women who did not receive acupuncture. 46 women were randomised to receive acupuncture during labour, and reported at least once an hour how much pain they were experiencing a ...
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