by Heaton Acupuncture | Nov 7, 2018 | Acupuncture, Menopause
An umbrella systematic review (a ‘review of reviews’), which assessed the effectiveness of acupuncture for menopause symptoms, has concluded that current evidence from RCTs supports its use. Three systematic reviews (1127 women) were identified that met the American...
by Heaton Acupuncture | May 25, 2017 | Acupuncture, Insomnia, Menopause
Acupuncture is associated with a significant reduction in sleep disturbances in menopausal women, conclude the authors of a systematic review from Taiwan. Meta-analysis of data from 31 randomised trials involving a total of 2,433 participants found that acupuncture...
by Heaton Acupuncture | May 25, 2017 | Acupuncture, Menopause
Acupuncture can improve sexual function in women with hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD), a small American study suggests. Fifteen premenopausal women with HSDD were included in a single-arm pilot study and underwent twice-weekly acupuncture sessions for five...
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 | Oct 20, 2016 | Acupuncture, Insomnia, Menopause
Acupuncture is associated with a significant reduction in symptoms in women experiencing menopause-related sleep disturbances, according to a systematic review from Taiwan. The authors identified 31 randomised controlled trials involving a total of 2,433 participants....
by Heaton Acupuncture | Jul 5, 2016 | Acupuncture, Menopause
Research from the USA suggests that acupuncture can lead to a significant reduction in vasomotor symptoms (VMS) in menopausal women. In a pragmatic randomised trial, 209 menopausal women were randomised to receive up to 20 acupuncture treatments within the first six...
