Clinical Studies and Articles About the Effectiveness of Acupuncture
Below are links to studies and articles that discuss the effectiveness of acupuncture for allergic rhinitis, Bell's palsy, carpal tunnel syndrome, depression, endometriosis, fibromyalgia, headache, high blood pressure, infertility, knee osteoarthritis, low back pain, nausea and vomiting (specifically as a side effect of chemotherapy), neck pain, sciatica, smoking cessation, and TMJ (temporomandibular joint pain).
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Allergic Rhinitis (Hay Fever)
Effect of acupuncture in the treatment of seasonal allergic rhinitis: a randomized controlled clinical trial.
A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial of acupuncture for the treatment of childhood persistent allergic rhinitis.
Acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine in the treatment of patients with seasonal allergic rhinitis: a randomized-controlled clinical trial.
Bell's Palsy
Clinical study on acupuncture combined with moxibustion on temperature-sensitive points for treatment of Bell palsy in the acute stage.
Effect of acupuncture in a patient with 7-year-history of Bell's palsy.
Effect of acupuncture at three acupoints of eye on Bell's Palsy.
Randomized controlled study on reinforcing method of acupuncture for treatment of Bell's palsy at restoration stage.
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Somatosensory cortical plasticity in carpal tunnel syndrome treated by acupuncture.
Depression
Is acupuncture beneficial in depression? A meta-analysis of 8 randomized controlled trials.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Alternative treatments for depression: empirical support and relevance to women.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Acupuncture for treatment of depressive neurosis: a multi-center randomized controlled study.
Endometriosis
Japanese-style acupuncture for endometriosis-related pelvic pain in adolescents and young women: results of a randomized sham-controlled trial.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Observation on therapeutic effect of acupuncture and moxibustion on disorders of myometrial gland.
Fibromyalgia
Improvement in Fibromyalgia Symptoms With Acupuncture: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial.
Headache
Acupuncture in patients with tension-type headache: randomised controlled trial.
www.bmj.com
Acupuncture for chronic headache in primary care.
Hypertension or High Blood Pressure
Randomized Trial of Acupuncture to Lower Blood Pressure.
Acupuncture in the Treatment of Hypertension.
Infertility
Effects of acupuncture on rates of pregnancy and live birth among women undergoing in vitro fertilisation: systematic review and meta-analysis.
www.bmj.com
A prospective randomized placebo-controlled study of the effect of acupuncture in infertile patients with severe oligoasthenozoospermia.
Knee Osteoarthritis
Acupuncture Found To Be of Benefit in Knee Osteoarthritis.
http://nccam.nih.gov
Acupuncture and osteoarthritis of the knee: a review of randomized, controlled trials.
Low Back Pain
Acupressure Relieves Low Back Pain.
www.sciencedaily.com
Acupuncture May Be More Effective Than Conventional Therapy In Treating Lower Back Pain.
www.sciencedaily.com
Acupuncture for Back Pain: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.
Acupuncture Helps Ease Back Pain. NPR
Nausea and Vomiting (associated with chemotherapy)
Acupuncture Reduces Nausea And Vomiting, Pain After Major Breast Surgery.
www.sciencedaily.com
Therapeutic effect of acupuncture on cisplatin-induced nausea and vomiting.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Acupuncture to alleviate chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting in pediatric oncology - a randomized multicenter crossover pilot trial.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
A progress study of 100 cancer patients treated by acupressure for chemotherapy-induced vomiting after failure with the pharmacological approach.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The value of acupuncture in cancer care.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
National Institutes of Health Consensus Statement on Acupuncture (1998).
http://jama.ama-assn.org
National Cancer Institute Information about acupuncture for nausea and other side effects of treatment.
Neck Pain
Randomised trial of acupuncture compared with conventional massage and "sham" laser acupuncture for treatment of chronic neck pain.
Sciatica
Warm needle acupuncture, cupping and sciatica.
Acupuncture and sciatica in the acute phase. Double-blind study of 30 cases.
Smoking Cessation (article about Tom Williams, L.Ac.)
http://media.www.dailyemerald.com
Temporomandibular Joint Pain (TMJ)
The use of acupuncture in the treatment of temporomandibular dysfunction--an audit.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
A follow-up study of subjective symptoms of temporomandibular disorders in patients who received acupuncture and/or interocclusal appliance therapy 18-20 years earlier.
www.informaworld.com
The short-term effects of acupuncture on myofascial pain patients after clenching.