Dysmenorrhoea patients that experience a ‘deqi’ needling sensation demonstrate larger reductions in pain relative to those who do not, according to a Chinese study. Eighty-eight patients with primary dysmenorrhoea were randomly assigned to either deqi or no deqi groups, and received acupuncture at Sanyinjiao SP-6 for 30 minutes. The deqi group received deep needling with manipulation, using thick needles, while the no deqi group received...Weiterlesen

Chinese investigators have found that acupuncture can contribute to a clinically relevant improvement in perimenopausal insomnia (PMI), both subjectively and objectively. Seventy-six perimenopausal women with insomnia received ten sessions of acupuncture at bilateral Shenshu BL-23 and Ganshu BL-18 with unilateral Qimen LIV-14 and Jingmen GB-25, or placebo needling at the same acupoints, over a three week period. After treatment, the decrease from baseline in sleep...Weiterlesen