by Heaton Acupuncture | Jul 13, 2023 | Acupuncture, COPD
Acupuncture seems to be effective in the treatment of acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD). Israeli investigators randomised 72 hospitalised inpatients experiencing AECOPD to acupuncture, sham acupuncture or standard care only...
by Heaton Acupuncture | Feb 3, 2022 | Acupuncture, COPD
Adding traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) as an adjunctive treatment to conventional care has beneficial effects on stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Authors from the UK and China included 100 randomised controlled trials with 8291 participants in...
by Heaton Acupuncture | Jan 19, 2021 | Acupuncture, COPD
Acupuncture is a safe and effective adjuvant therapy that effectively improves exercise capacity in patients with stable COPD, according to researchers from Spain. They studied 102 patients with stable COPD who were randomly divided into two groups. The acupuncture...
by Heaton Acupuncture | Dec 30, 2020 | Acupuncture, COPD
Spanish systematic review authors have concluded that acupuncture shows benefit for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Their analysis of data from 28 randomised trials found that, when added to usual treatment, acupuncture improved dyspnoea,...
by Heaton Acupuncture | Dec 30, 2020 | Acupuncture, COPD, Exercise
The positive effects of acupuncture on exertional dyspnoea in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are associated with improved oxygen utilisation during exercise. In a Japanese study, 16 patients with COPD underwent acupuncture once a week for...
by Heaton Acupuncture | May 25, 2017 | Acupuncture, COPD
Acupuncture can be used as an adjunctive therapy to reduce dyspnoea in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). In a randomised trial, 72 participants with COPD received either real or sham needling at the same acupoints (bilateral Zhongfu LU-1,...
