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Auricular 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...
read moreTai chi beneficial in scleroderma – Journal of Chinese Medicine, February 2021
Tai chi has a positive effect on patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc). Turkish researchers randomly divided 28 patients into tai chi or home exercise groups. After ten weeks of training, a statistically significant difference was observed for all measured outcomes...
read moreTai chi effective for management of chronic illness – Journal of Chinese Medicine, February 2021
An umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses evaluating the evidence of tai chi for chronic illness management shows that it can improve physical function and disease-specific outcomes among adults with diverse chronic conditions. The review, carried out...
read moreAmygdala links brain systems involved in acupuncture’s pain-killing effects – Journal of Chinese Medicine, October 2020
The amygdala may be a key brain region linking two systems that combine to produce acupuncture’s antinociceptive effects in chronic low back pain (cLBP). American researchers investigated the effects of acupuncture on resting state functional connectivity (rsFC) of...
read moreAcupuncture improves post-surgical dry eye – Journal of Chinese Medicine, October 2020
Acupuncture in addition to usual care may improve post-surgical dry eye syndrome, Korean researchers report. A total of 18 patients with dry eye syndrome occurring after refractive surgery received either usual care only, or usual care plus additional acupuncture...
read moreAcupuncture reduces temporomandibular pain – Journal of Chinese Medicine, October 2020
Acupuncture is effective for myofascial pain reduction in patients with temporomandibular disorder (TMD), Brazilian investigators suggest. Thirty-six patients diagnosed with masticatory myofascial pain were divided into acupuncture and control (non-penetrating sham...
read moreAcupuncture better than usual care for chemo-induced neuropathy – Journal of Chinese Medicine, October 2020
Acupuncture outperforms conventional treatment for chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN), reports an Iranian research team. Forty participants with CIPN were randomly assigned to receive either twelve sessions of acupuncture, or conventional treatment (300...
read moreGroup acupuncture is a valuable treatment for low-income populations with diabetic neuropathy – Journal of Chinese Medicine, October 2020
American researchers conducted a randomised 12-week group acupuncture clinical trial for PDN which included semi-structured qualitative interviews about participants' experiences with PDN and the intervention. They recruited 40 participants from diverse racial/ethnic...
read morePrenatal acupuncture reduces depression and distress – Journal of Chinese Medicine, October 2020
Prenatal acupuncture can reduce depression, stress and distress, whilst also being well-tolerated and free from adverse events. Australian clinicians carried out a pragmatic trial with 57 pregnant women suffering from depressive symptoms who were randomised to...
read moreAcupuncture reduces menopausal hot flushes – Journal of Chinese Medicine, October 2020
Acupuncture treatment may mitigate hot flushes ad other symptoms during the menopausal transition, report Brazilian clinicians. In a crossover trial, 100 women were randomly divided into two groups. During the first six months of treatment, women in one group...
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