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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
