by Heaton Acupuncture | Oct 29, 2019 | Acupuncture, Cancer
Breast cancer survivors have similar rates of preference for acupuncture versus medication for pain management. Researchers in the USA conducted a cross-sectional study among breast cancer survivors who were currently, or had been, taking an aromatase inhibitor. Among...
by Heaton Acupuncture | Oct 29, 2019 | Cancer, Moxibustion
A Cochrane Database systematic review has concluded that moxibustion may help to reduce the haematological and gastrointestinal toxicity of chemotherapy or radiotherapy, and thereby improve the quality of life in people receiving cancer treatment. Twenty-nine RCTs...
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...
by Heaton Acupuncture | Oct 10, 2017 | Acupuncture, Cancer, Gastric Cancer
Patients with advanced gastric cancer experience a significant reduction in gastrointestinal symptoms induced by chemotherapy when treated with acupuncture, report Chinese clinicians. A cohort of 56 chemotherapy patients was randomly divided into an experimental group...
by Heaton Acupuncture | Jan 26, 2017 | Acupuncture, Cancer, Lung Cancer
A UK group has found acupuncture alone or in combination with morphine to be effective for the relief of breathlessness in lung cancer patients. The investigators randomised 173 patients with lung cancer and dyspnoea to an acupuncture group (A), a morphine group (M)...
by Heaton Acupuncture | Jul 5, 2016 | Cancer, Tai Chi Chuan
Tai chi is an effective intervention for managing fatigue in patients with lung cancer undergoing chemotherapy, a Chinese study has found. Ninety-six patients were randomised to either tai chi, or low-impact exercise (control intervention), practiced for one hour,...
