In this section we share some of the latest articles, information and research about acupuncture.
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A big thank you to all those who attended our Acupuncture Teaching Clinic over the summer and for all the positive feedback we have received from both patients and students. It was a resounding success, the students managed to gain very relevant insights into clinical...
read moreAcupuncture facilitates change in health behaviours – Journal of Chinese Medicine June 2021
Findings from a study by a team of UK researchers suggest that behaviour change work is a significant part of traditional acupuncture practice. Seventy-nine articles that explored some aspect of health behaviour change within traditional acupuncture were selected for...
read moreAcupuncture recommended for chronic pain by UK’s main health watchdog – Journal of Chinese Medicine June 2021
The publication of a new guideline for chronic pain treatment by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is a major advance for the recognition of acupuncture as a legitimate clinically effective treatment in the UK. This is the first time that...
read moreAcupuncture improves dry-eye symptoms – Journal of Chinese Medicine, February 2021
Korean researchers who performed a systematic review have concluded that acupuncture is effective for improving the symptoms of dry eye syndrome (DES). Twenty-one RCTs including data from 1542 eyes met their inclusion criteria. Meta-analysis results demonstrated the...
read moreAcupuncture has superior benefits in chronic spinal pain – Journal of Chinese Medicine, February 2021
Acupuncture is a safe and effective treatment for patients with chronic spinal pain, conclude Chinese systematic review authors. They extracted data from 22 RCTs involving 2588 patients. Meta-analysis revealed a significantly superior effect of acupuncture compared...
read moreAcupuncture reduces pain in patients with TMD – Journal of Chinese Medicine, February 2021
Acupuncture may be an effective way of reducing pain in patients with temporomandibular disorder (TMD), Brazilian investigators conclude. Thirty-six patients diagnosed with masticatory myofascial pain were divided into acupuncture and non-penetrating sham acupuncture...
read moreAcupuncture for Chronic Primary Pain
Some good news in terms of what acupuncture is capable of. NICE Guidance - Acupuncture for Chronic Primary Pain At last, NICE (National Institute for Clinical Excellence) have issued new guidelines on the 8th April. The committee agreed that there was a large evidence...
read moreNew Acupuncture Teaching Clinic in Newcastle
Heaton Acupuncture Clinic will be welcoming students from the Northern College of Acupuncture to complete their training from 21 April. In normal years students would gain practical experience at the Northern College in York, but this year due to Covid that isn’t...
read moreEvidence of benefit for electro-acupuncture in chronic low back pain – The Journal of Chinese Medicine, February 2021
An American study comparing the effects of verum electro-acupuncture (VEA) versus sham electro-acupuncture (SEA) on chronic low back pain has found limited evidence of superiority for real treatment. A total of 121 adults were randomly assigned to twelve sessions of...
read moreAuricular acupressure reduces pain of eye exam in premature babies – Journal of Chinese Medicine, February 2021
A group of Australian and Canadian researchers have found that magnetic auricular acupressure (MAA) can reduce physiological pain responses during and after a painful eye exam for retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) in preterm infants. A total of 100 infants were...
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