Search results for: 'Fu Ling Yin'

Acupuncture treatment can benefit men with premature ejaculation (PE), Turkish investigators report ...

In a separate Spanish study of the potential benefits of acupuncture in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis, 97 patients were randomly assigned to receive either acupuncture plus diclofenac, or placebo acupuncture plus diclofenac.

A study carried out in Croatia compared the outcome of 34 pregnant women with breech presentation treated by manual needling of Zhiyin BL-67 (with deqi), and 33 similar women not treated by acupuncture as a control. Acupuncture was given from 34 weeks, each session lasting 30 minutes, 2 sessions a week. The rate of successful conversion to vertex presentation (verified by ultrasonography) was 76.4 ...

In a randomised, controlled, single-blind trial in the UK, patients in the 'active' group received needling at Zanzhu BL-2, Yingxiang L.I.-20 and Hegu L.I.-4 (deqi was obtained and needles retained for five minutes), whilst patients in the control group received sham acupuncture (three needles inserted subcutaneously, with no further stimulation, in an area over the middle of the patella). Remissi ...

In Hong Kong, investigators have attempted to unravel the clinical benefits and underlying psychophysiological mechanisms of qigong based on information from published RCTs. Their meta-analysis of 26 RCTs showed that qigong had positive effects on blood parameters (increasing the numbers of lymphocytes, lowering total cholesterol), cardiac function (increasing stroke volume, peak early transmitral ...

60 patients on a waiting list for total knee replacement were randomly divided into two groups. 30 received "medical acupuncture" using one inch needles inserted "deeply" at Yinlingquan SP-9, Xuehai SP-10, Liangqiu ST 34, Zusanli ST-36 and Hegu L.I.-4. The needles were manipulated manually 4 times during a 15 minute retention and patients received a total of 6 weekly treatments ...

The Register of Chinese Herbal Medicine (RCHM), the leading UK professional body dealing with the registration and standards of practitioners of Chinese herbal medicine, strictly prohibits the use of bear bile. Dr Sun Ji Xian of The Chinese Association of Preventative Medicine, Beijing, China, confirmed “We definitely do not have to use bear bile as it can be replaced by herbs, which are c ...

An American group has found that the brain’s response to electro-acupuncture (EA) correlates with symptom reduction following EA for carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS).

Acupuncture is an effective and safe treatment option for urinary retention, according to a pilot non-randomised study carried out in China ...

A Brazilian pilot study suggests that acupuncture can improve symptoms and quality of life in patients with faecal incontinence ...