by Heaton Acupuncture | Nov 7, 2018 | Acupuncture, Menopause
An umbrella systematic review (a ‘review of reviews’), which assessed the effectiveness of acupuncture for menopause symptoms, has concluded that current evidence from RCTs supports its use. Three systematic reviews (1127 women) were identified that met the American...
by Heaton Acupuncture | Nov 7, 2018 | Acupuncture, Depression
A Cochrane database systematic review has concluded that acupuncture may result in a moderate reduction in the severity of depression when compared with treatment as usual or no treatment. The Australian authors additionally concluded that use of acupuncture led to a...
by Heaton Acupuncture | Nov 7, 2018 | Acupuncture, Osteoporosis
A systematic review from China indicates that acupuncture could be an effective therapy for treating osteoporosis. Thirty-five studies involving 3014 participants were included in the meta-analysis, which showed that acupuncture could improve bone mineral density,...
by Heaton Acupuncture | Nov 7, 2018 | Acupuncture, Prostatistis
A systematic review of non-pharmacological interventions for chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome suggests that acupuncture can be effective. Three of the included studies (204 participants) suggested that acupuncture reduces prostatitis symptoms compared...
by Heaton Acupuncture | Nov 7, 2018 | Acupuncture, Autism
Acupuncture could be an effective and safe treatment for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Twenty-seven RCTs with 1736 participants were analysed by Korean authors. Acupuncture either as a monotherapy or complementary to behavioural and educational...
