by Heaton Acupuncture | Feb 16, 2021 | Acupuncture, Hot Flushes, Menopause
Acupuncture treatment may mitigate hot flushes ad other symptoms during the menopausal transition, report Brazilian clinicians. In a crossover trial, 100 women were randomly divided into two groups. During the first six months of treatment, women in one group...
by Heaton Acupuncture | Jan 5, 2021 | Acupuncture, Breast Cancer, Hot Flushes
A network meta-analysis comparing non-hormonal treatments suggested that acupuncture was the most effective therapy at improving hot flushes in breast cancer survivors. Chinese authors analysed data from 16 RCTs involving 2,349 participants. Acupuncture was...
by Heaton Acupuncture | May 25, 2017 | Gua Sha, Hot Flushes, Menopause
Chinese clinicians have found gua sha therapy to be effective for relieving perimenopausal symptoms. Eighty perimenopausal women were randomised to receive either weekly 15-minute gua sha treatment sessions in addition to conventional treatment, or conventional...
by Heaton Acupuncture | Feb 14, 2017 | Acupuncture, Breast Cancer, Hot Flushes
Acupuncture seems to be an effective therapy for hot flushes (HFs) experienced by women with breast cancer (BC), according to a Chinese systematic review. The authors examined data from 12 RCTs (672 women) comparing manual acupuncture and electro-acupuncture with a...
by Heaton Acupuncture | Jul 5, 2016 | Acupuncture, Breast Cancer, Hot Flushes
Acupuncture in association with enhanced self-care is an effective integrative intervention for managing hot flushes and improving quality of life in women with breast cancer, according to Italian researchers. A pragmatic, randomised controlled trial compared...
by Heaton Acupuncture | Mar 3, 2016 | Acupuncture, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Electro-Acupuncture, Hot Flushes
An American study suggests that electro-acupuncture (EA) may be more effective for managing hot flushes among breast cancer survivors than the drug gabapentin (GP), with fewer adverse effects. The randomised controlled trial involved 120 survivors of breast cancer who...
