by Heaton Acupuncture | Dec 12, 2019 | Acupuncture, Cancer, Chemotherapy Induced Periperal Neuropathy
Acupuncture is effective for treating chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy in cancer patients, conclude investigators from Hong Kong. In a randomised trial involving 87 patients, one arm received acupuncture twice weekly for eight weeks, while the other arm...
by Heaton Acupuncture | Dec 12, 2019 | Acupuncture, Cancer, Insomnia
Acupuncture produces meaningful, durable improvement cancer survivors’ insomnia, according to an American research team. In a randomised trial, they compared eight weeks of acupuncture with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) in 160 cancer survivors....
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...
