August 22, 2010 in Chinese Medicine by admin

Acupuncture fights morning sickness

BBC News 28 February, 2002

Acupuncture helps relieve morning sickness for pregnant women, a study shows.

It is hoped the findings will give wider recognition of the medical benefits of the ancient Chinese art.

The research follows a previous study which showed acupuncture’s success in treating sickness in women recovering from breast surgery, including mastectomies. Read more »

August 22, 2010 in Chinese Medicine by admin

Acupuncture ‘beats headache pain’

BBC News 15 March, 2004

Acupuncture is used to treat pain.

Acupuncture is an effective treatment for chronic headaches and should be more widely available on the NHS, experts say.

Writing in the British Medical Journal, UK researchers said patients who were given acupuncture had fewer days of headaches than those who were not.
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August 22, 2010 in Chinese Medicine by admin

Acupuncture ‘cuts blood pressure’

BBC News 30 March, 2005

Acupuncture combined with electronic stimulation can lower high blood pressure, US researchers say.

In tests on rats, the treatment lowered raised blood pressure by as much as 50%, the University of California team at Irvine found.

They are now testing to see whether the technique will have the same effect in people with high blood pressure, also known as hypertension. Read more »

August 22, 2010 in Chinese Medicine by admin

Acupuncture: the facts

BBC News 26 June, 2000

The British Medical Association (BMA) says acupuncture should be made more widely available on the NHS. BBC News Online looks at the treatment.

There are two key methods of acupuncture – traditional Chinese and Western or modern approaches.

Complementary medicines originated in China, and countries including Egypt, around 3,000 years ago.

The Chinese system was developed on the basis of very detailed knowledge of herbal remedies combined with acupuncture. Read more »

August 22, 2010 in Chinese Medicine by admin

Chinese remedy gets thumbs up

BBC News November 12, 1998

Chinese herbal remedies can help babies be born safely

A Chinese remedy for breech births which involves burning a herb at the toe of a pregnant woman actually works, clinical tests have shown.

A study by Italian obstetrician and acupuncturist Dr Francesco Cardini found that the remedy, known as moxibustion, was successful in preventing breech births.

A study of 130 women, using ultrasound tests, found that moxibustion worked in 75% of cases, compared with 48% of babies who got no treatment. Read more »

August 21, 2010 in Chinese Medicine by admin

Acupuncture for male infertility

By Julie Neal

Abstract

This paper looks at the research into the effect of acupuncture on sperm parameters. To date little acupuncture research has been done in this area and even less to a good clinical research standard. Infertility is a growing problem and there is little available treatment, so research into a possible treatment is an important area. Thirteen papers were found on the subject of acupuncture and male infertility, all of which had a very positive outcome. Three of these papers were of better but still varying clinical research standard and this paper concentrates on them. These papers showed that motility, density and vitality were all encouraged with acupuncture. Gerhard (1992) found particularly good effect in younger men, non smokers and varicocele carriers. Whereas Siterman (1997 and 2000) found azoospermia and genital tract inflammation had the best results. These results are encouraging and hopefully will lead to further studies to validate these findings and move forward the understanding the role acupuncture could have in treating male infertility.
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August 20, 2010 in Chinese Medicine by admin

Acupuncture for Infertility

Infertility:

infertility acupuncture

Infertility is when a couple fails to conceive (get pregnant) despite having regular unprotected sex. Although one in seven couples has difficulty conceiving, the number of couples who are actually infertile is relatively low. Read more »

August 20, 2010 in Chinese Medicine by admin

Cosmetic Acupuncture – face lifting using acupuncture

How does it work?

acupuncture face lifting

In Chinese Medicine view, a person’s face is affected selectively by his or her internal organs. Facial features reflect organic strengths. As internal organs are fine-tuned by acupuncture, one’s face reflects the improvement. Beside addressing problems holistically, the acupuncturist will also apply treatment locally, inserting ultra-fine needles into–and around–specific wrinkles, acu-points or muscle points, depending on the technique employed.

The stimulation brings blood rushing to the face, which makes it look flushed. Apparently, after a few sessions, eyes brighten, skin feels firmer, lips become plumper and blemishes vanish.

Today, Facial acupuncture is the Hollywood star’s shortcut to younger looking skin. Precious Williams tries it. Please view this article from Telegraph on more information: view document »

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