Latest Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Research and Studies
Recent CAM Research Notes by our Practitioner Members
CAM Research Notes are submitted by our practitioner members and are open to comments by colleagues and the general public. Providing these notes helps our members to share news and research of interest with our community. As these are provided by professional practitioners they often include explanations and proper context to aid the general reader in better understanding the significance of the research.
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 Quality of Life Improvements from Acupuncture with Musculoskeletal Complaints~Contributing Member: Chad DupuisAcupuncture and Chinese Medicine are commonly used to treat a broad range of musculoskeletal problems. The costs of these conditions to each individuals quality of life is often high and may lead to very serious secondary issues such as drug addiction, mental health problems and more. With this study a group of researchers from the Erasmus University Medical Center in Rotterdam looked at whether or not improvements were made in subjects quality of life from acupuncture. |
Acupuncture effective for cancer patients with persistent hiccups~Contributing Member: Chad DupuisA team of researchers from the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda Maryland recently performed a small study looking at the effectiveness of acupuncture for persistent hiccups in cancer patients. There has been many studies recently looking at the benefits of acupuncture for cancer patients. They have ranged from aiding with pain, nausea, quality of life now through to a common issue persistent hiccups.
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Acupuncture found to improve recovery of patients with heart failure~Contributing Member: Chad DupuisAcupuncture has a broad range of effects that go far beyond the treatment of pain. Acupuncture points can effect internal organs, hormones, brain chemistry, mood, stamina and all other aspects of our bodies. Researchers from the University of Heidelberg recently looked at the use of acupuncture in improving exercise tolerance in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF). |
Acupuncture effective for Temporomandibular Disorders~Contributing Member: Chad DupuisResearchers at the Universidad Europea de Madrid in Spain recently published a meta-analysis of acupuncture studies for Temporomandibular Disorders (TMD) such as TMJ and others. As discussed in my article "How Does Acupuncture Work?," acupuncture can be difficult to study with western clinical research methods. |
Experience Counts in Massage Therapy~Contributing Member: Chad DupuisAn interesting study was recently published in the Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies. Researchers from Tsukuba University of Technology performed a small study looking at the effects of practitioner skill and efficacy. While many of us who have had massage have experienced both good and bad massages. But what makes the difference? Massage therapy is actually a very difficult skill that requires a mix of natural talent and trained ability which people can learn from good instructors. |
Recent Complementary and Alternative Medicine Research Synopses
Our monthly research synopses are part of our effort to share current complementary and alternative medicine research with practitioners and the general public. For the most part we try to choose studies which have direct clinical implications for practitioners and are relevant to the publics understanding of our medicine.
The research studies highlighted are drawn from a number of sources and are only a snapshot of what is available in medical journals worldwide. Our research synopses are included in our practitioner email newsletter which has open subscriptions (archives are also available).
In addition to our research synopses, our newsletter includes articles and other news from our premium practitioner members (open to all CAM practitioners).
Our most recent research synopses are below:
Acupuncture Research and News Feeds
- A new study of acupuncture in IVF: pointing in the right direction.
- Clinical features of patients with blepharospasm: a report of 240 patients.
- Psoas abscess formation after acupuncture in a hemodialysis patient.
- Effects of alpha-asarone on the glutamate transporter EAAC1 in Xenopus oocytes.
- An interview with Professor Chris Zaslawski: standardization and its role in acupuncture research.
- [Clinical research of electroacupuncture combined with acupoint-injection of botulinum toxin A in treating the muscle spasticity by spinal cord injury]
- Frozen shoulder: the effectiveness of conservative and surgical interventions--systematic review.
- Effects of traditional Chinese acupuncture in post-viral olfactory dysfunction.
- Response to: Effects of traditional Chinese acupuncture in post-viral olfactory dysfunction, from Earl V. Wilkinson.
- Randomized controlled trial: effects of acupuncture on pregnancy rates in women undergoing in vitro fertilization.
Herbal Medicine Research and News Feeds
- Neuroprotective herbs and foods from different traditional medicines and diets.
- Gender-associated modulation of inducible CYP1A1 expression by andrographolide in mouse liver.
- Medicinal uses of the mushroom cordyceps militaris: Current state and prospects.
- [Effective analysis of continous perfusion with Dandshen and heparin for treatment of femoral head necrosis]
- Qualitative and quantitative analysis of traditional Chinese medicine Niu Huang Jie Du Pill using ultra performance liquid chromatography coupled with tunable UV detector and rapid resolution liquid chromatography coupled with time-of-flight tandem mass s
- Antitumor effects by Wilfoside C3N treatment in ECA109 cells.
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