by Heaton Acupuncture | Feb 18, 2021 | Acupuncture, Pain
The amygdala may be a key brain region linking two systems that combine to produce acupuncture’s antinociceptive effects in chronic low back pain (cLBP). American researchers investigated the effects of acupuncture on resting state functional connectivity (rsFC) of...
by Heaton Acupuncture | Dec 12, 2019 | Acupuncture, Pain
Acupuncture is a feasible and beneficial non-pharmacological option for treating pain in the emergency department (ED), conclude the authors of a large pilot study carried out in the USA. The quality improvement study aimed to determine the feasibility of employing...
by Heaton Acupuncture | Oct 29, 2019 | Ear Acupuncture, Pain
Brazilian investigators have found that auricular acupuncture can reduce disability in people with chronic spinal pain. In a clinical trial, 110 people were randomised into three groups; treatment, placebo and control (no-treatment). Auricular acupoints used in the...
by Heaton Acupuncture | Nov 7, 2018 | Acupuncture, Back Pain, Pain, Pregnancy
Acupuncture provides clinically meaningful symptom reduction for pregnant women suffering from low back and pelvic pain, concludes a trial carried out in a New Zealand hospital clinic. The observational study examined data from 81 pregnant women with lumbopelvic pain,...
by Heaton Acupuncture | Feb 15, 2018 | Acupuncture, Community Acupuncture, Pain
A feasibility study carried out by a US research team suggests that acupuncture offered in a group setting is effective for reducing pain and depression in patients with chronic pain or osteoarthritis. In a non-randomised, quasi-experimental trial, 113 subjects with...
by Heaton Acupuncture | Feb 15, 2018 | Acupuncture, Pain
The largest-ever pragmatic randomised trial of acupuncture carried out in hospital emergency departments has found that it is a safe and effective alternative to pain-relieving drugs for acute pain. A total of 1964 patients presenting at four Australian hospital...
