Recent analysis of 2012 NIH data on integrative healthcare usage by older adults indicates that overall, 29.2% of older adults used any of seven CHA in the past year. Most commonly used CHA included...
The goal of this paper is to summarise the existing evidence and evaluate the efficacy of acupuncture as a clinical treatment for osteoporosis. Six English and four Chinese databases were searched from their inception...
Patients were randomly allocated to standard care plus either two 20-minute hand massages (experimental), two 20-minute hand holdings (active control), or two 20-minute rest periods (passive control/standard care). Pain intensity, pain unpleasantness, anxiety, muscle...
The study evaluates the use of manual therapies (chiropractic manipulation, massage) and movement therapies (yoga, tai chi) by people with arthritis how they may relate to their personal characteristics, and the reported emotional and...
The research identified 60 good quality RCTs using CAM as intervention for patients with rheumatic diseases: acupuncture (9), Ayurvedic treatment (3), homeopathic treatment (3), electricity (2), natural products (31), megavitamin therapies (8), chiropractic or...
Cognitive disorders pose a major problem in the aging population across the globe. Acupoint massage has been used to improve cognitive functions in older adults. In this study, the authors performed a meta-analysis to...
This case report, published in J Acupunct Meridian Studies, describes #acupuncture treatment to manage paraneoplastic night sweating secondary to pancreatic cancer. A 56 year old gentleman with a 2 month history of night sweating...
Thirty RCTs involving 3503 participants were included in the study to evaluate evidence for the effectiveness of acupuncture in the treatment of lumbar disc herniation (LDH). Meta-analysis showed that acupuncture had a higher total...
About a decade ago, the military and Veteran Affairs began promoting a range of alternative approaches to pain treatment, including acupuncture, yoga, and chiropractic care. Federal research evaluators say there's some good evidence acupuncture...