Acupuncture

A study has found that a six-week acupuncture treatment significantly improved language function, quality of life, and neurological impairment in people with speech difficulties following a stroke. With the improvements still seen after six months, acupuncture may be a safe and effective adjunctive therapy to help stroke patients regain their voice.During the acute phase following a stroke, around one-third of survivors experience post-stroke motor aphasia, the inability to speak or to organize the muscular movements of…

A recent study on over 300 chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) patients found that acupuncture might provide limited symptom relief, but the clinical significance remains unclear. An accompanying editorial highlights acupuncture’s potential in treating non-pain conditions and the need for broader clinical openness to its use.A randomized controlled study involving over 300 participants diagnosed with chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU), or hives, suggested that acupuncture might provide some relief from symptoms. However,…

A new study suggests that ear acupuncture using metal beads can aid weight loss when combined with a restricted diet. The beads, which stimulate nerves and organs regulating appetite, were found to significantly reduce participants’ waist circumference, body fat, and BMI over three months.A recent study discovered that 6-point stimulation of the outer ear with simple metal beads helped reduce waist circumference, body fat, and BMI in men living with obesity.According to recent research presented at the European Congress…

Acupuncture is a form of traditional Chinese medicine that involves the insertion of thin needles into specific points on the body known as acupoints.No significant side effects were observed in newborns whose mothers received therapy during pregnancy.A pooled data analysis of existing evidence, published in the open-access journal BMJ Open, suggests that acupuncture can significantly relieve lower back and pelvic pain commonly experienced by pregnant women.The study also found that there were no significant side effects…

According to new research, acupuncture therapy may be a useful tool in avoiding type 2 diabetes.A new study from has found that acupuncture therapy may be a useful tool in people with prediabetes.Acupuncture has been used for thousands of years to treat a variety of illnesses — and now it could also help fight one of the 21st century’s biggest health challenges.New research from Edith Cowan University has found acupuncture therapy may be a useful tool in avoiding type 2 diabetes.The team of scientists investigated dozens…

Patients who received true acupuncture had headaches decrease from 20 days to 7 days per month, while those who received superficial acupuncture saw a decrease from 23 days to 12 days per month.A new study investigates whether acupuncture can reduce headachesAccording to a study recently published in Neurology, the official journal of the American Academy of Neurology, acupuncture may help people with chronic tension-type headaches feel less pain.The most common sign of tension-type headaches is mild to moderately intense…