Persistent Pain Booklet
Where Does it Hurt? When we are pain we tend to think we know what is hurting. We twist our ankle, our ankle hurts. We say, ‘my ankle hurts’. It’s probably fair to say, yes, the ankle hurts. But what about chronic or persistent pain? What if you tweak your back and 3 months later…
Optimizing Female Fertility
Patient’s Factsheet – optimizing women’s fertility. Weight Ideally, aim to keep your weight between a BMI of 19 and 24 kg/m2 because a BMI outside these limits has been linked to subfertility, poor IVF outcomes, and miscarriages. If you need to lose weight regular exercise (minimum 30 min of moderately intense exercise at least three…
Moxibustion boosts immune function
Less well known than acupuncture moxibustion is at least as old. Moxibustion refers to the burning of the herb Artemesia directly on acupuncture points or on the ends of acupuncture needles. According to Skya Abbate writing in the Journal of Chinese Medicine: Like yin and yang, the Chinese characters for acupuncture and moxibustion are inextricably…
Acupuncture halts cluster headaches
A small Italian is the first to suggest that acupuncture can interrupt cluster headaches. Cluster headaches are excruciating attacks of pain in one side of the head, often felt behind the eye. Sufferers often call them ‘suicidal headaches’ because they’re so severe. Study design and protocol. Four patients with cluster headaches were treated with acupuncture…
Research shows acupuncture effective for sciatica
Is acupuncture effective for sciatica? New research from the UK shows that acupuncture should be considered as a treatment option for patients suffering from sciatica. The study was a systematic review and network meta-analysis comparing the clinical effectiveness of different treatment strategies for sciatica. A network meta-analysis can provide estimates of relative efficacy between many…
Acupuncture most effective CAM for musculoskeletal problems.
[social_share style=”bar” align=”horizontal” heading_align=”inline” facebook=”1″ twitter=”1″ google_plus=”1″ linkedin=”1″ pinterest=”1″ /]New report shows acupuncture to be the most effective effective complementary therapy for musculoskeletal problems. Medical research charity Arthritis Research UK published it’s evidence-based report into practitioner provided complementary therapies for rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, fibromyalgia and back pain. Whilst no research was found amongst these therapies…
Acupuncture is significantly superior to all controls for chronic pain
Acupuncture is significantly superior to all controls. Controls and Trials Researchers studying the effects of acupuncture want to assess the benefit of acupuncture against that of a control. This is done to mitigate the effects of placebo – the tendency for people to get better when they are given any sort of treatment. A secondary…
Acupuncture – funny ad by popular demand.
Acupuncture – funny ad. So many of you missed this recent funny ad by Halfords, so I’ve tracked it down on Youtube and posted it below. After having her car fixed by her neighbour, how could she refuse the request to allow him to give her a free acupuncture treatment, after he’d just qualified. There’s…
How many acupuncture needles do you use in a session?
How many acupuncture needles? I remember back to my first session of acupuncture. I didn’t have a clue how many acupuncture needles my acupuncturist would use or whether they would hurt. I was nervous then so I understand now that prospective patients can be nervous about their first session. I generally use around 8 to…
Win 6 free acupuncture treatments.
Facebook competition to win 6 free acupuncture treatments. The British Acupuncture Council is running a facebook competition giving you the chance to win 6 free acupuncture treatments. The closing date is the 17th October and the winner will be notified by the 18th October. The sessions will be provided by a local practitioner. I’m assuming…
New hope for women suffering from recurrent miscarriage
Study gives new hope for women suffering from recurrent miscarriage A team of researchers, led by the University of Warwick and University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust (UHCW), have published new data that could prove vital for advances in care for women who suffer from recurrent miscarriage. The recurrent loss of pregnancy through miscarriage…
Battlefield acupuncture research?
Battlefield acupuncture. Battlefield acupunture research? “Really?” I hear you ask? With acupuncture slowly gaining acceptance within the medical community I still think it’s surprising to hear that the American military are researching the use of acupuncture on the front-line. Ear Acupuncture. Acupuncture contains many ‘micro-systems’ of which ear acupuncture is arguably the most popular. A…