The latest Acupuncture news, research and articles. http://www.acupuncture.com.au http://www.acupuncture.com.au/logog.jpghttp://www.acupuncture.com.auen-us Copyright 2007 Acupuncture.com.au Wed, 26 Apr 2006 04:01:00 GMT Wed, 26 Apr 2006 06:45:55 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Laser acupuncture can provide a significant benefit for children with headache with active laser treatment being clearly more effective than placebo laser treatment. 19 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.acupuncture.com.au/articles/viewarticle.html?id=137 http://www.acupuncture.com.au/articles/viewarticle.html?id=137 Depression is one of the most common mental health disorders. This meta-analysis supports Acupuncture as an effective treatment that could significantly reduce the severity of disease in the patients with depression. 25 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.acupuncture.com.au/articles/viewarticle.html?id=136 http://www.acupuncture.com.au/articles/viewarticle.html?id=136 This study has demonstrated the feasibility of a randomized controlled trial of penetrating needle acupuncture compared to a non-penetrating sham for the treatment of acute LBP in primary care. 24 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.acupuncture.com.au/articles/viewarticle.html?id=135 http://www.acupuncture.com.au/articles/viewarticle.html?id=135 This 1-year pilot study indicates that extraarticular gold bead implantation is a promising treatment modality for patients with OA of the knee. 30 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.acupuncture.com.au/articles/viewarticle.html?id=134 http://www.acupuncture.com.au/articles/viewarticle.html?id=134 There is substantial use of manipulative therapies by adult Australians, especially for back-related problems. In general, patient experience is positive. 28 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.acupuncture.com.au/articles/viewarticle.html?id=133 http://www.acupuncture.com.au/articles/viewarticle.html?id=133 Single-point acupuncture in association with physiotherapy improves shoulder function and alleviates pain, compared with physiotherapy as the sole treatment. This improvement is accompanied by a reduction in the consumption of analgesic medicaments. 28 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.acupuncture.com.au/articles/viewarticle.html?id=132 http://www.acupuncture.com.au/articles/viewarticle.html?id=132 The aim of this study was to establish variability in the primary outcome measure to enable a sample size to be calculated for a full scale trial, and to explore feasibility and design criteria. 31 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.acupuncture.com.au/articles/viewarticle.html?id=131 http://www.acupuncture.com.au/articles/viewarticle.html?id=131 The results of this study suggest that general standards of reporting for acupuncture trials have significantly improved since the introduction of the CONSORT statement in 1996... 20 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.acupuncture.com.au/articles/viewarticle.html?id=130 http://www.acupuncture.com.au/articles/viewarticle.html?id=130 This study evaluates the clinical therapeutic effect of electric acupuncture (EA) at Sishencong (EX-HN 1) on insomnia. 15 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.acupuncture.com.au/articles/viewarticle.html?id=128 http://www.acupuncture.com.au/articles/viewarticle.html?id=128 Participants receiving acupuncture were 2.4-fold more likely to experience long-term benefit than were participants receiving sham acupuncture. 15 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.acupuncture.com.au/articles/viewarticle.html?id=129 http://www.acupuncture.com.au/articles/viewarticle.html?id=129