by Heaton Acupuncture | Nov 1, 2022 | Anxiety, Aromatherapy, Auricular Acupuncture
Auricular acupuncture combined with lavender oil aromatherapy can reduce preoperative anxiety in patients undergoing cardiovascular surgery, German researchers have found. Data from 80 consecutive patients undergoing diagnostic coronary angiography with or without...
by Heaton Acupuncture | Nov 1, 2022 | Acupuncture, Anxiety
Acupuncture combined with anti-depressants can significantly improve anxiety compared with drug treatment alone, report Iranian researchers. One-hundred and twelve patients with anxiety were randomised to receive selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) alone...
by Heaton Acupuncture | Nov 18, 2021 | Acupuncture, Anxiety
Acupuncture is amongst the most successful interventions for reducing anxiety in dental patients, according to American authors. Their systematic review covered 408 articles, with a total of 50,343 patients undergoing 14 different types of non-pharmaceutical...
by Heaton Acupuncture | Oct 29, 2019 | Acupuncture, Anxiety, Children
A pilot study carried out in Canada suggests that acupuncture may be useful in the treatment of paediatric anxiety. Twenty children with anxiety, aged 8 to 16, were randomised to either an acupuncture group or a waitlist control group. Participants received...
by Heaton Acupuncture | Nov 7, 2018 | Acupuncture, Anxiety
A systematic review carried out in Portugal concludes that there is good scientific evidence encouraging the use of acupuncture therapy to treat anxiety disorders. Thirteen papers were selected for analysis. All studies reported a significant decrease in anxiety for...
by Heaton Acupuncture | Jul 25, 2017 | Acupuncture, Anxiety, Auricular Acupuncture
A Brazilian team has found that auricular acupuncture can reduce anxiety and pain in nursing professionals. In a randomised clinical trial, 180 professionals were divided into four groups: control (no intervention), auriculotherapy with ear seeds, auriculotherapy with...
