Quelle (15 MARCH 2018): http://www.healthcmi.com Researchers find acupuncture highly effective and that scalp acupuncture is particularly important for post-stroke patients. Scalp acupuncture significantly boosts the effectiveness of body style acupuncture for the treatment of post-stroke facial paralysis. In a randomized controlled trial, researchers determined that the addition of scalp acupuncture to a standard acupuncture therapeutic regimen increases positive patient outcomes by over 20%. In the investigation, body style acupuncture achieved a 71.4% total effective rate. The addition of scalp acupuncture to the treatment protocol increased the total effective rate to 93.1%. [1] Based on the data, the researchers conclude that...Weiterlesen

Acupuncture can reduce pain and medication use in patients with idiopathic trigeminal neuralgia (ITN). In a longitudinal case-control study, Brazilian researchers compared 30 healthy subjects with 60 ITN patients, who were randomly assigned to receive acupuncture, sham acupuncture or drug treatment (carbamazepine). Patients in the acupuncture group underwent 10 weekly sessions of verum acupuncture. Needles were applied at Hegu 4 L.I.-4, Sanjian L.I.-3 and Neiting ST-44 for all patients, plus other points according to the trigeminal nerve branch affected in each individual (ophthalmic branch – Cuanzhu BL-2, Yangbai GB-14 and Yuyao M-HN-6; maxillary branch – Sibai ST-2, Juliao ST-3 and...Weiterlesen

Acupuncture results in both clinical and morphological improvement of the median nerve at the wrist in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) according to researchers from Turkey. Forty-five limbs of 27 female patients were randomly divided into acupuncture and control groups. All patients used a night wrist splint, and patients in the acupuncture group received additional needling at nine acupuncture points (Daling P-7, Ximen P-4, Neiguan P-6, Laogong P-8, Qingling HE-2, Shenmen HE-7, Shaofu HE-8, Taiyuan LU-9 and Quchi L.I.-11). Acupuncture treatment was applied two or three times a week for four weeks (a total of 10 sessions). While symptom...Weiterlesen

Quelle (12 MARCH 2018): http://www.healthcmi.com Acupuncture restores normal swallowing in post-stroke patients and investigators document an optimal approach to patient care. Researchers find low frequency electroacupuncture more effective than high frequency electroacupuncture for the relief of post-stroke dysphagia (difficulty or discomfort in swallowing). Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine researchers combined acupuncture with general health care and rehabilitation exercises into an integrated treatment protocol. [1] They conclude that acupuncture is effective for the treatment of post-stroke dysphagia and that patients receiving low frequency electroacupuncture had superior patient outcomes compared with patients receiving high frequency electroacupuncture. The total effective rate in...Weiterlesen

Acupuncture treatment can improve walking gait in patients with multiple sclerosis, report Portuguese investigators. Gait impairment was evaluated using the 25-foot walk test in 20 individuals with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis, who were then randomised to either verum or sham acupuncture. Verum acupuncture was administered at Liangqiu ST-34 Weizhong BL-40 and Chengshan BL-57, while sham acupuncture consisted of needling at non-acupuncture points located two cun laterally to the verum points. Verum acupuncture led to a significant decrease in time taken to walk 25 feet. By contrast, differences in time to walk 25 feet were not statistically significant for sham acupuncture. Following...Weiterlesen

A pilot cohort study from Taiwan has demonstrated that acupuncture has a clinically significant and immediate effect on reducing dizziness and vertigo among hospital emergency department (ED) patients. A total of 60 participants who presented to the ED complaining of dizziness and vertigo, and for whom serious causes had been ruled out, were randomised to treatment and control groups. The treatment group received one 30-minute session of acupuncture at Zusanli ST-36 and Neiguan P-6. The control group underwent a sham procedure – acupressure seeds placed without stimulation at non-acupoints one centimetre from the real acupoints used in the study. Compared...Weiterlesen

Quelle (17 MARCH 2014): http://www.healthcmi.com A new report tracks the success of acupuncture for the treatment of schizophrenia. This chronic mental disorder is characterized by mental fragmentation, illogic, disconnected emotional responses, delusions and a breakdown of the line between fantasy and reality. Researchers documented a case study wherein acupuncture improved daily functions, sleep and reduced pain, depression and mental disturbances due to hallucinations. This latest research is bolstered by additional research finding that acupuncture alleviates both schizophrenia and the side effects of psychiatric medication. Taking a look a this most recent research, a 63 year old woman suffered from chronic hallucinations...Weiterlesen

Clinical Research Wang Yan-jun (王艳君)a, , Han Yi-xu (韩一栩)b, Hu Yu-tong (胡雨桐)a Abstract Objective To observe the comprehensive curative effect of acupuncture manipulation of regulating governor vessel and unblocking brain for post stroke depression associated with anxiety. Methods Sixty-four patients with post stroke depression associated with anxiety were randomly divided into 2 groups according to the random numbers generated by spss16.0 software, the group of acupuncture manipulation of regulating governor vessel and unblocking brain (group A) and medication group (group B), with 32 patients in each group. Acupuncture manipulation of regulating governor vessel and unblocking brain was performed in group...Weiterlesen

Abstract Background: Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia. However, none of medical treatment can stop or reverse the underlying neurodegenerative of AD at present. Acupuncture has attracted more and more attention in recent years due to its efficacy and very few side effects. Lately, a systematic review has thought that the evidence on the effectiveness of acupuncture in improving the cognitive function of AD patients was not powerful enough. Therefore, the aim of this study is to explore the efficacy and safety of acupuncture in patients with mild to moderate AD. Methods: This was a randomized,...Weiterlesen

24 February 2017 Acupuncture benefits memory, learning, and the brain in an Alzheimer’s disease study. In a controlled experiment, researchers discovered two important clinical benefits provided by stimulation of scalp acupuncture points; acupuncture improves spatial learning and memory. Additionally, the researchers discovered that acupuncture improves brain glucose metabolism. Let’s take a look at the results. Researchers at the Beijing University of Chinese Medicine demonstrate that electroacupuncture improves spatial memory and learning in mice with Alzheimer’s disease (AD). [1] To test electroacupuncture’s effectiveness for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease and its related upregulation of glucose metabolism in the hippocampus, the researchers...Weiterlesen