by Heaton Acupuncture | Jun 27, 2023 | Acupuncture, Cancer, Chemotherapy, Chemotherapy Induced Periperal Neuropathy
A ten-week course of acupuncture can lead to measurable improvement in symptoms of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN), according to a British research team. In a pragmatic trial, 108 cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy who were experiencing CIPN...
by Heaton Acupuncture | Apr 11, 2023 | Acupuncture, Cancer, Nausea and Vomiting
Acupuncture can reduce nausea in terminally ill patients, according to Danish investigators. A group of 112 terminally ill (mostly cancer) patients suffering from nausea and/or vomiting were randomised to receive acupuncture in addition to usual care, or usual care...
by Heaton Acupuncture | Apr 11, 2023 | Acupuncture, Cancer, Chemotherapy Induced Periperal Neuropathy
Acupuncture alone or delivered alongside other complementary and integrative medicine (CIM) modalities can help reduce neuropathy-related symptoms during chemotherapy treatment of cancer. Israeli researchers carried out a pragmatic trail in a group of 168 participants...
by Heaton Acupuncture | Nov 1, 2022 | Acupuncture, Cancer, Insomnia
Acupuncture can increase levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in cancer survivors with insomnia and low baseline BDNF, according to a team of researchers from the USA and Canada. A randomised clinical trial compared acupuncture with cognitive behavioural...
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 | Nov 18, 2021 | Acupuncture, Cancer
A UK-based clinical trial suggests that it is feasible to implement acupuncture in a busy radiotherapy unit, when provided by specially trained radiographers. The study employed a pragmatic mixed-methods randomised parallel-group exploratory design to determine the...
