Acupuncture and Knee OA: Unlocking the Analgesic Pathway
June 2025 Submitted By Simone Ormsby, BSc, BHSc, PhD; Sandro Graca, MSc, Lic TCM, FABORM WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW A recently published study reveals the mechanisms by which acupuncture…
Tension Type Headache Responds to Electro-acupuncture, Neck-Shoulder Exercises and Muscle Relaxation
In this article, the authors concluded that neck-shoulder strength exercises and muscle relaxation are effective in reducing the intensity, duration, and frequency of headaches and electroacupuncture causes significant improvement in…
Acupuncture vs Sham Acupuncture for Chronic Sciatica From Herniated Disk
As part of the article's conclusions, the authors stated, "Acupuncture should be considered as a potential treatment option for patients with chronic sciatica from a herniated disk." ~ Dr. Broussard…
Long-Term Effects of Acupuncture for Chronic Neck Pain
September 12, 2024 Long-Term Effects of Individualized Acupuncture for Chronic Neck Pain Annals of Internal Medicine TAKE-HOME MESSAGE This randomized clinical trial involving 683 participants evaluated the effects of acupuncture…
Acupuncture Should Be Considered for Plantar Fasciitis Treatments
In a paper published in the journal Cureus, the authors found that acupuncture treatment should be considered as a second-line treatment for treatment of plantar fasciitis together with other common…
Pain and Disability From Lumbar Stenosis May Respond To Acupuncture
An article published in the Annals of Internal Medicine concluded, "Acupuncture may relieve pain-specific disability among patients with degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis and predominantly neurogenic claudication pain symptoms, although the…
Hands-On Treatment May Help in Knee Osteoarthritis
— And patients can administer it themselves by John Gever, Contributing Writer, MedPage Today April 22, 2024 Acupressure performed by patients on their own was at least somewhat effective for…
Acupuncture Has Similar Effects as Anti-Depressants for Tension Headaches
In this article published in the Journal of Headache Pain, the authors found that after searching the medical literature, acupuncture treatments were similar at reducing tension headaches as tricyclic antidepressants,…
Acupuncture Improves Pregnancy Outcomes in Patients With PCOS
In an article published in Frontiers in Endocrinology, the authors found that using acupuncture and moxibustion along with Clomiphene has more advantages in improving the pregnancy rate of PCOS, and…
Acupuncture Improves Conception Rates for Women Undergoing In Vitro Fertilization
Women who used acupuncture along with usual in vitro fertilization procedures had higher conception rates. The authors of a study published in the Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics concluded that…