by Heaton Acupuncture | Nov 23, 2023 | Chemotherapy, Electro-Acupuncture, Insomnia
Electro-acupuncture (EA) can improve chemotherapy-associated insomnia in breast cancer patients as well as helping reduce their use of sleep medication. In the study, 138 breast cancer patients with chemotherapy-associated insomnia were randomly assigned to receive 15...
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 | Nov 1, 2022 | Acupuncture, Chemotherapy, Chemotherapy Induced Periperal Neuropathy
Acupuncture shows a tendency towards benefit along with a lack of adverse effects in patients with chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN), conclude a team of Brazilian researchers. In a pilot study, 33 adult patients with cancer and CIPN were randomised to...
by Heaton Acupuncture | Feb 9, 2021 | Acupuncture, Chemotherapy, Chemotherapy Induced Periperal Neuropathy
American researchers have found that acupuncture can offer significant improvements over usual care for treating chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN). In a pilot randomised trial, they compared the effect of eight weeks of real versus sham acupuncture or...
by Heaton Acupuncture | Dec 30, 2020 | Acupuncture, Chemotherapy, Chemotherapy Induced Periperal Neuropathy
Women with chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) can experience significant improvements in neuropathic symptoms from an eight-week acupuncture treatment regimen, report American researchers. Forty women experiencing CIPN after adjuvant taxane therapy for...
by Heaton Acupuncture | Jul 5, 2016 | Breast Cancer, Chemotherapy, Qigong
A preliminary study from Taiwan suggests that both static and moving forms of qigong practice are beneficial for breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. A quasi-experimental design was applied to the study of 95 females who were receiving chemotherapy for...
