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Group drumming improves mental health… while choir singing benefits the immune system – The Journal of Chinese Medicine, June 2016

by Heaton Acupuncture | Nov 3, 2016 | Immune System, Stress, Wellbeing

  A UK study has found that group drumming produces significant changes in well-being, including improvements in depression, anxiety and social resilience. Researchers enrolled 45 adults, who were already recipients of mental health services but not receiving...

A single massage can boost the immune system – Journal of Chinese Medicine, Feb 2011

by Heaton Acupuncture | May 13, 2011 | Immune System, Massage

Researchers from the USA have reported that a single massage treatment can produce measurable changes in the immune and endocrine systems of healthy adults. The team compared 29 healthy adults who received a vigorous 45-minute Swedish massage with 24 healthy adults...

Acupuncture benefits immunity – Journal of Chinese Medicine, Jun 2008

by Heaton Acupuncture | Mar 7, 2011 | Acupuncture, Immune System

 Japanese researchers have investigated the effect of acupuncture on the human immune system. They measured CD-positive cell counts and cytokine expression levels in the peripheral blood of fifteen healthy volunteers before and after acupuncture, to determine the...

Tai chi enhances flu shot – Journal of Chinese Medicine, Feb 2008

by Heaton Acupuncture | Mar 7, 2011 | Immune System, Qigong, Tai Chi Chuan

Researchers in the USA have found that a combination of tai chi and qigong (TQ) can enhance older adults’ immune responses to the flu vaccine. A group of 50 adults in their 70s, were randomised TQ or no exercise. The TQ group attended three one-hour classes per...

Acupuncture balances anxious immune system

by Heaton Acupuncture | Feb 15, 2011 | Acupuncture, Immune System

Acupuncture has been found to counteract impairment of the immune system associated with anxiety. Thirty-four female patients, 30-60 years old, suffering from anxiety, received ten acupuncture sessions during the course of a year (leading to complete remission in all...

Tai chi as good a vaccine against shingles

by Heaton Acupuncture | Feb 15, 2011 | Immune System, Shingles, Tai Chi Chuan

Tai chi therapy can boost the immune system of patients with shingles to levels comparable to those achieved using a vaccine against varicella zoster virus (VZV; the virus which causes chickenpox and shingles). A controlled trial randomised 112 healthy adults aged 59...

Recent News and Blog Posts

  • Auricular acupressure reduces pain of eye exam in premature babies – Journal of Chinese Medicine, February 2021
  • Tai chi beneficial in scleroderma – Journal of Chinese Medicine, February 2021

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Heaton Acupuncture Clinic
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Sandyford
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE2 1DJ

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