Acupuncture good for acute migraine
Objective. We aim to investigate the efficacy of acupuncture for acute migraine attacks comparing with sham acupuncture. Design. The study was designed as a multicenter, single-blinded, randomized controlled clinical trial. Setting and Patients. From March 2007 to February 2009, 150 patients were randomly allocated to verum or sham acupuncture group in a ratio of 1:1. …
Acupuncture and Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Symptom management for irritable bowel syndrome: a pilot randomized controlled trial of acupuncture/moxibustion. Gastroenterol Nurs. 2009 Jul-Aug;32(4):243-55 Twenty-nine patients with IBS were randomised to either individualised AcuMoxa (treatment group) or sham/placebo AcuMoxa (control group). After four weeks of twice-weekly AcuMoxa treatment, average daily abdominal pain improved significantly, whereas the control group showed minimal reduction. …
Acupuncture and chronic stress
Complement Ther Clin Pract. 2011 Feb;17(1):16-21. Epub 2010 Jun 19. An investigation into the effectiveness of traditional Chinese acupuncture (TCA) for chronic stress in adults: a randomised controlled pilot study. Abstract AIMS: The aim of this exploratory, pragmatic randomised controlled trial was to investigate the effectiveness of traditional Chinese acupuncture (TCA), using an individually targeted …