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2 March 2020
The use of acupuncture to help prepare women for labour and indeed during labour is an under used application of a very useful and appreciated tool. As the conclusions of this study clearly show. That is why we believe that acupuncture should be...
14 February 2020
Pelvic Pain in Pregnancy The large randomised controlled trial of acupuncture for pelvic pain in pregnancy was published by Elden et al. 2005. The study involved 386 pregnant women. The study compared standard treatment for pelvic pain (a...
14 February 2020
Research into using moxibustion for breech presentation (van den Burg 2010) has included a mathematical modelling approach to investigate cost effectiveness. The results suggest that offering moxibustion to women with a breech presentation at 33 weeks...
14 February 2020
Acupuncture and acupressure may have a role in labour by reducing pain, increasing satisfaction with pain management and reduced use of pharmacological management. A recent Cochrane review found that both Acupuncture and Acupressure may have positive...
21 May 2018
The Acupuncture Now Foundation was created in 2014 wtih a vision to “create a world where the benefits of acupuncture are known and available to all”. They have recently completed the first episode of a documentary on acupuncture at...
15 March 2018
The link, below, is the abastract of a study that looked at the effectiveness of acupuncture in the treatment of chronic pain. Among the findings the authors found that the effectiveness of acupuncture persisted, with only a small decrease, for...
1 December 2016
The most effective, non pharmacological, treatment for low back pain is no longer recommended by the UK’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) Today the UK’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence...
25 November 2016
Chronic pain in the muscles and joints can make life miserable. If you have tried the standard treatments like; ice and heat, anti-inflammatory medications, physical therapy, and they are only giving temporary relief, of no relief then it’s worth...
7 October 2016
Iatrogenesis (harm caused by medical treatment) is one of the biggest causes of sickness and death in the world. In America it is the second leading cause of death. A recent study has found that the regular use of ibuprofen - one of the...
28 June 2016
Did you know half the population suffers from hot flushes. Acupuncture can reduce the frequency of common menopause symptoms by about one-third. Listen to this interesting story recently on Radio...