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Acupuncture beneficial for thumb arthritis – Journal of Chinese Medicine, June 2020

by Heaton Acupuncture | Feb 16, 2021 | Acupuncture, Arthritis

Acupuncture can result in clinically significant improvements in pain for symptoms of basal thumb joint arthritis, but it does not outperform sham treatment, British clinicians report. Seventy patients with basal thumb joint arthritis were randomised to receive six...

Acupuncture Symposium 2nd Time Around

by Heaton Acupuncture | May 23, 2019 | Acupuncture, Arthritis, British Acupuncture Council, Cancer, Events, Homeopathy, Symposium

On Sunday 19th May we were honoured to host the 2nd acupuncture symposium organised by the local British Acupuncture Council Coordinator, with people attending from Berwick upon Tweed to Middlesbrough. It was a day full of learning, reconnecting with colleagues and...

Group acupuncture best for knee osteoarthritis – The Journal of Chinese Medicine, February 2017

by Heaton Acupuncture | Apr 18, 2017 | Acupuncture, Arthritis, Osteoarthritis

A study by investigators from the UK suggests that both group and individual acupuncture may be effective for treating the symptoms of knee osteoarthritis. In a pilot randomised trial, 120 patients received either a standardised advice/exercise booklet, the booklet...

Tai chi has vascular benefits in rheumatoid arthritis – The Journal of Chinese Medicine, February 2016

by Heaton Acupuncture | Jul 5, 2016 | Arthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Tai Chi Chuan

Tai chi can improve endothelial dysfunction and arterial stiffness in elderly women with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Korean investigators assigned 56 female RA patients to either a weekly tai chi exercise group, or a control group who received general information about...

Tai chi improves physical and mental health in elders with arthritis – Journal of Chinese Medicine, June 2014

by Heaton Acupuncture | Sep 4, 2014 | Arthritis, Elderly, Tai Chi Chuan

Participating in tai chi (TC) leads to significant improvements in physical and mental health among older adults with arthritis, according to a Canadian cohort study. A 16-week intervention was conducted among 102 older adults from low-income neighbourhoods with...

Acupuncture – the most effective form of CAM for musculoskeletal conditions – Journal of Chinese Medicine, June 2014

by Heaton Acupuncture | Sep 4, 2014 | Acupuncture, Arthritis

Acupuncture is the most effective CAM for treating musculoskeletal conditions and one of only a few therapies that is supported by current medical evidence, according to a report commissioned by the charity Arthritis Research. UK. The report, which examined trial data...
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Heaton Acupuncture Clinic
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Sandyford
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE2 1DJ

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