by Heaton Acupuncture | Feb 24, 2022 | Acupuncture, Cancer, Group Acupuncture
Group acupuncture is superior to individual acupuncture for relieving pain in cancer patients, and costs half as much to deliver, according to a trial carried out in Canada. In the trial, 74 patients were randomly assigned to individual or group acupuncture...
by Heaton Acupuncture | Feb 24, 2022 | Acupuncture, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Stimulation of the pronator teres muscle with deep needling can improve function and reduce inflammation of the median nerve in carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), according to a study from Norway. Seventy-five individuals with a cross-sectional diameter of the median...
by Heaton Acupuncture | Feb 3, 2022 | Acupuncture
Acupuncture can be considered to be one of the safer treatments in medicine, conclude a team of authors from China and Germany. Their systematic review included data from 21 studies covering 12.9 million acupuncture treatments. Meta-analyses suggested that at least...
by Heaton Acupuncture | Feb 3, 2022 | Acupuncture, COPD
Adding traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) as an adjunctive treatment to conventional care has beneficial effects on stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Authors from the UK and China included 100 randomised controlled trials with 8291 participants in...
by Heaton Acupuncture | Jan 27, 2022 | Acupuncture, Blog, Seminars, Tung Acupuncture
We are delighted to announce that we are restarting our seminars and will be focusing on the use of Tung Acupuncture for pain control, the first of which will be in September this year. This seminar will be suitable for recent graduates or experienced practitioners...
by Heaton Acupuncture | Nov 18, 2021 | Acupuncture, Babies, Nocturnal Crying
Paediatric acupuncture may be an effective treatment for nocturnal crying, according to a systematic review from Korea. The authors included 12 studies with a total sample size of 2,324 children in their analysis. The total efficacy rate of acupuncture treatment for...
