Study: Acupuncture for Urinary Cancer Symptoms

Acupuncture reduced pain and urinary symptoms in patients with non-muscle invasive bladder cancer… according to recent research presented at the 2023 American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting…. In this study, “it seemed to reduce both pain, and — in … Read More

Study: Acupuncture for Stroke

Acupuncture can modulate the bilateral cerebral hemispheres to restore abnormal FC [functional connectivity] via different targets, thereby promoting motor recovery after stroke. from Neuroimaging mechanisms of acupuncture on functional reorganization for post-stroke motor improvement: a machine learning-based functional magnetic resonance … Read More

Study: Acupuncture for Postpartum Depression

Acupuncture may improve depressive symptoms in patients with PPD, and the mechanism may be attributed to changes in the amygdala sub-region structure and the functional connections of brain areas linked to the processing of negative emotions.

Study: Acupuncture for Long Covid

Acupuncture’s applications are so broad because it works through normal bodily healing mechanisms via the nervous, circulatory, and immune systems. Researchers in the UK are finding success treating long COVID with a 6 week series of acupuncture. Dr. Imogen Locke, … Read More

Paper: Evidence on Acupuncture is Underused

According to a paper published in the British Medical Journal in 2022, acupuncture is often ignored by decision makers in favor of treatments with less evidence to support their use for conditions like post-stroke aphasia, migraine, pain relief, depression, opioid … Read More