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...
by Heaton Acupuncture | Feb 15, 2018 | Acupuncture, Pain
Acupuncture is still effective for pain relief a year after treatment has ended, according to a paper by Prof Hugh MacPherson and international colleagues from the Acupuncture Trialists’ Collaboration. Using a large individual patient data set from high-quality...
