by Heaton Acupuncture | Sep 7, 2021 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture Teaching Clinic, Blog, Northern College of Acupuncture
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...
by Heaton Acupuncture | Sep 2, 2021 | Acupuncture, Health Behaviour Changes
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...
by Heaton Acupuncture | Sep 2, 2021 | Acupuncture, NICE, Pain, Pain Management
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...
by Heaton Acupuncture | Jul 22, 2021 | Acupuncture, Dry Eyes
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...
by Heaton Acupuncture | Jul 22, 2021 | Acupuncture, Back Pain
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...
by Heaton Acupuncture | Jul 22, 2021 | Acupuncture, TMD
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...
