Published Online: March 03, 2016 Acupuncture for substance use disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis Sean Grant Highlights •Available evidence did not yield consistent effects for substance use outcomes. •Effects for withdrawal and anxiety symptoms were limited by low quality evidence. •Effects did not differ systematically by adjunctive status or type of comparator. Abstract Background This […]
Tex Med. 2016 Mar 1;112(3):47-52. Berlin J. Abstract Acupuncture licensing requires thousands of hours of training, but the Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners #39; (TBCE #39;s) rules allow chiropractors to perform the procedure and to do so with considerably less training. The Texas Association of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (TAAOM) is challenging those rules in […]
Greater decrease in pain intensity with individualized versus sham acupuncture; effect persisted at 1 year TUESDAY, Feb. 16, 2016 (HealthDay News) — An individualized acupuncture protocol provides lasting pain relief for patients with fibromyalgia, according to a study published online Feb. 15 in Acupuncture in Medicine. Jorge Vas, M.D., from the Doña Mercedes Primary Health […]
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01.22.2016 Acupuncture, chiropractic, and massage use climbed despite no insurance coverage by Sarah Wickline Wallan Staff Writer, MedPage Today Lack of insurance hasn’t discouraged Americans from availing themselves of chiropractors, acupuncture, and massage therapy, a government study indicated. According to survey results, between 30% to 40% of adults in the U.S. used one of these […]
01.18.2016 Scores decline, but no evidence of true benefit by Molly Walker Contributing Writer Real acupuncture treatments were not superior to “sham acupuncture” (non-insertive treatments) in controlling hot flashes in menopausal women, a small randomized trial in Australia found. However, both groups did show an approximately 40% decrease baseline hot flash score at the end […]
Acupuncture, ‘Alexander Technique’ helped more than drugs and physical therapy WEDNESDAY, Nov. 4, 2015 (HealthDay News) — Two alternative therapies — acupuncture and the Alexander Technique — appear equally beneficial for the long-term relief of chronic neck pain, according to a report published in the Nov. 3 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine. For […]
Ma Chelsea and Sivamani Raja K.. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. September 2015, 21(9): 520-529. doi:10.1089/acm.2014.0274. Published in Volume: 21 Issue 9: September 3, 2015 ABSTRACT Objectives: Acupuncture is a form of Traditional Chinese Medicine that has been used to treat a broad range of medical conditions, including dermatologic disorders. This systematic review […]
Langevin Helene M. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. March 2015, 21(3): 113-128. doi:10.1089/acm.2014.0186. ABSTRACT In the field of acupuncture research there is an implicit yet unexplored assumption that the evidence on manual and electrical stimulation techniques, derived from basic science studies, clinical trials, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses, is generally interchangeable. Such interchangeability would […]
Even ‘sham’ acupuncture beat one frequently used medication TUESDAY, Aug. 25, 2015 (HealthDay News) — Acupuncture appears to be more efficacious than oral medication for treating hot flashes in breast cancer survivors, according to a new trial that compared acupuncture, sham acupuncture, gabapentin, and a placebo pill. The study was published online Aug. 24 in […]
Long-Lasting Reduction of Blood Pressure by Electroacupuncture in Patients with Hypertension: Randomized Controlled Trial Peng Li, MD MEDICAL ACUPUNCTURE Volume 27, Number 4, 2015 DOI: 10.1089/acu.2015.1106 ABSTRACT Background: Acupuncture at specific acupoints has experimentally been found to reduce chronically elevated blood pressure. Objective: To examine effectiveness of electroacupuncture (EA) at select acupoints to reduce systolic […]
-by Bryan Snoddy, TBCE General Counsel No discussion of practice in Texas is ever complete without first identifying the authority which permits a licensee to engage in that scope of practice. The Chiropractic Act, section 201.002, permits a D.C. to perform modalities that “are nonsurgical” and “nonincisive” that “improve the subluxation complex or the biomechanics […]
By: BRUCE JANCIN, Clinical Neurology News Digital Network JULY 20, 2015 VALENCIA, SPAIN – Acupuncture is as effective as standard pharmacotherapy for migraine prophylaxis, according to a randomized, clinical trial. Forty-four percent of patients in the acupuncture group were deemed treatment responders based upon at least a 50% reduction in headache days per month at […]
Acupuncture as a Treatment Modality in Dermatology: A Systematic Review To cite this article: Ma Chelsea and Sivamani Raja K.. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. -Not available-, ahead of print. doi:10.1089/acm.2014.0274. Online Ahead of Print: June 26, 2015 Objectives: Acupuncture is a form of Traditional Chinese Medicine that has been used to treat […]
JULY 10, 2015 Acupuncture in Medicine McFadden DD, et al. The purpose of this trial was to determine if acupunctures is a potential smoking cessation treatment for patients looking for an alternative therapy to help quit. Results show that a majority of the participants who completed the treatment program rated it as successful and would […]